windle
/ˈwɪndəl/
"windle" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“windle” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The redwing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-windle · windle · English
windle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | windle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɪndəl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “windle” in English
Rare enough to double-check
windle is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwɪndəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The redwing.".
windle has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Perhaps from wind. The correct English form is windle, spelled W-I-N-D-L-E.
Definition
- 1The redwing.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how windle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The modus operandi somewhat recalls the stratagem of Gideon, for the birds—chiefly thrushes, blackbirds, fieldfares, redwings (locally "windles"), and starlings (smaller birds being disregarded)—terrified by the noise, and dazed by the lantern glare, suffered themselves to be taken by the hand, or, if roosting aloft, as was the case on still nights, to be…
Etymology
Perhaps from wind.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.