windowless

adj

"windowless" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“windowless” is uncommon English (frequency #55,859 among 12,113 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,859
frequency rank, English
12,113
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having no windows, especially no external windows.

Key facts for windowless
PropertyValue
Headwordwindowless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “windowless” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

windowless is uncommon English at frequency #55,859 among 12,113 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having no windows, especially no external windows.".

Zero misspellings are on record for windowless in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wyndowles, equivalent to window + -less. The correct English form is windowless, spelled W-I-N-D-O-W-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having no windows, especially no external windows.

Etymology

From Middle English wyndowles, equivalent to window + -less.

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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 "windowless"?
"windowless" is spelled W-I-N-D-O-W-L-E-S-S.
What does "windowless" mean?
As an adjective, "windowless" means: Having no windows, especially no external windows.
What is the origin of the word "windowless"?
From Middle English wyndowles, equivalent to window + -less. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “windowless”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is W-I-N-D-O-W-L-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list