windowed

adj

"windowed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“windowed” is uncommon English (frequency #65,636 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,636
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fitted with windows, often of a particular kind or, in (heraldry), of a specified colour.

Corpus desk

Index EN-windowed · windowed · English

windowed · rank #65,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,636
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wieland

Nearest frequency peer: Wieland (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “windowed”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “windowed” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for windowed
PropertyValue
Headwordwindowed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “windowed” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).windowedfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Wieland” (#65,634), “wireline” (#65,638), “wicketkeeper” (#65,633). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “windowed” is #65,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

windowed is uncommon English at frequency #65,636 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for windowed, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wyndowed, wyndowid, equivalent to window + -ed. The correct English form is windowed, spelled W-I-N-D-O-W-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fitted with windows, often of a particular kind or, in (heraldry), of a specified colour.
  2. 2
    Occupying only a part of the screen (in a window.)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how windowed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Poor naked wretches, wheresoe’er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, Your loop’d and window’d raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these?
  2. 1712, The Spectator, No. 276, Wednesday, January 16, 1712, Dublin: W. Wilson, 1778, Volume IV, p. 103, You must have seen a strange windowed house near Hyde-Park, which is so built that no one can look out of any of the apartments […]

Etymology

From Middle English wyndowed, wyndowid, equivalent to window + -ed.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "windowed"?
"windowed" is spelled W-I-N-D-O-W-E-D.
What does "windowed" mean?
As an adjective, "windowed" means: Fitted with windows, often of a particular kind or, in (heraldry), of a specified colour.
What is the origin of the word "windowed"?
From Middle English wyndowed, wyndowid, equivalent to window + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "windowed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list