# windfall

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/ · frequency rank #31,412

## Definitions
1. Something that has been blown down by the wind.
2. The act of something being blown down by wind.
3. A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
4. A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.

## Etymology
From Middle English windfal, wyndfall, equivalent to wind + fall. Cognate with Middle High German wintval, wintfal, German Windfall.

## Easily confused with
- **windmill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/windfall-vs-windmill)

## Common misspellings (11)
`iwndfall`, `widnfall`, `windafll`, `winddfall`, `windfal`, `windffall`, `windflal`, `winfdall`, `winndfall`, `wnidfall`, `wwindfall`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/windfall