window
/ˈwɪndəʊ/
"window" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“window” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,680
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
Corpus desk
Index EN-window · window · English
window · rank #1,680 · 9 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,680
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH wild
Nearest frequency peer: wild (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “window”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- strength
strength
98,324 corpus weight
- wild
wild
98,322 corpus weight
- window
window
98,321 corpus weight
- winner
winner
98,320 corpus weight
- arrived
arrived
98,319 corpus weight
- bag
bag
98,318 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “window” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | window |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɪndəʊ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,680 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “window” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around window (IPA /ˈwɪndəʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,680 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for window, with forms such as "iwndow", "widnow", and "winddow". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "winds", "windy", "wisdom", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wyndowe, wyndown, from Old Norse vindauga (“window”, literally “wind-eye; wind-hole”), equivalent to wind + eye. Cognate with Scots windae and windock, Faroese vindeyga, Norwegian Bokmål vindu, Norwegian Nynorsk vindauge, Danish vindue, … The correct English form is window, spelled W-I-N-D-O-W.
Definition
- 1An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
- 2An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside; a shop window.
- 3The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
- 4A period of time when something is available or possible; a limited opportunity.
- 5Something that allows one to see through or into something
- 6A restricted range.
- 7A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying output and allowing input, often for a single task in a multitasking system.
- 8A figure formed of lines crossing each other.
- 9The time between first infection and detectability.
- 10Synonym of chaff (“strips of material intended to confuse radar”)
- 11A function multiplied with a signal to reduce spectral leakage when performing a Fourier transform.
- 12A fenster: a geologic or tectonic window.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how window appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She opened the window to let some air in.
But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook, and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge…
Etymology
From Middle English wyndowe, wyndown, from Old Norse vindauga (“window”, literally “wind-eye; wind-hole”), equivalent to wind + eye. Cognate with Scots windae and windock, Faroese vindeyga, Norwegian Bokmål vindu, Norwegian Nynorsk vindauge, Danish vindue, archaic Swedish vindöga, Elfdalian windog. Displaced native Old English ēagþȳrel (literally “eye hole”) (the rare direct descendant is eyethurl (“window, pupil, etc.”)). The “windows” among early Germanic peoples were just unglazed holes (eyes) in the wall or roof that permitted wind to pass through .
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iwndow
- widnow
- winddow
- windoww
- windwo
- winndow
- winodw
- wnidow
- wwindow
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of window - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "window" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "winds". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,680 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "W" letter cohort. W–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.