windpipe
/ˈwɪndpaɪp/noun
windpipe is spelled W-I-N-D-P-I-P-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, windpipe means “The trachea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of windpipe is windpipes.
How many letters and syllables are in windpipe?
| Letters | 8: W-I-N-D-P-I-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is windpipe?
Windpipe appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce windpipe?
- /ˈwɪndpaɪp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-windpipe.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of windpipe
- windpipes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does windpipe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The trachea.
- 2
Any duct for air or other gas.
- 3
rareA section of road or bridleway which has a reputation for having strong crosswinds or localized wind swirls.
- 4
UKrareslangThe anus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Windpipe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense trachea:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does windpipe come from?
From wind + pipe. First attested in the 1520s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).