windshield

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

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

The verdict

“windshield” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,059. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,059
frequency rank, English
12,113
“W” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.

Key facts for windshield
PropertyValue
Headwordwindshield
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,059
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “windshield” 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). windshield lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around windshield, anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,059 among 12,113 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for windshield, with forms such as "iwndshield", "widnshield", and "winddshield". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From wind + shield. The correct English form is windshield, spelled W-I-N-D-S-H-I-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.
  2. 2
    A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
  3. 3
    A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.

Etymology

From wind + shield.

Synonyms

windscreen

This word in other languages

parabrisas(Español)pare-brise(Français)Windschutzscheibe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwndshield
  • widnshield
  • winddshield
  • windhsield
  • windsheild
  • windshhield
  • windshiedl
  • windshieldd
  • windshielld
  • windshiled
  • windsiheld
  • windsshield
  • winndshield
  • winsdhield
  • wnidshield
  • wwindshield

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of windshield - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iwndshield2widnshield2winddshield1windhsield2windsheild2windshhield1windshiedl2windshieldd1
Edit distance from "windshield"

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 "windshield"?
"windshield" is spelled W-I-N-D-S-H-I-E-L-D.
What does "windshield" mean?
As a noun, "windshield" means: A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.
What are common misspellings of "windshield"?
Common misspellings include "iwndshield", "widnshield", "winddshield", "windhsield", "windsheild". The correct spelling is "windshield".
What is the origin of the word "windshield"?
From wind + shield. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “windshield”

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

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

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list