# Windsor

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɪndzɚ/ · frequency rank #10,798

## Definitions
1. A market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, famous for Windsor Castle. See Windsor, Berkshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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12. A township in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
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38. A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Berkshire.
39. A male given name transferred from the surname.
40. The Royal House of Windsor — from the traditional seat at Windsor Castle.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Wyndelsore, from Old English Windlesōra (“Windsor”, literally “bank with a windlass, winch by the riverside”), from *windel ("reel, winch"; > Middle English windel (“reel, spool”)) + ōra (“bank, shore”). See windlass.

## Easily confused with
- **winds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winds-vs-windsor)
- **window** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/window-vs-windsor)
- **winder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winder-vs-windsor)

## Common misspellings (11)
`iwndsor`, `widnsor`, `winddsor`, `windosr`, `windsorr`, `windsro`, `windssor`, `winndsor`, `winsdor`, `wnidsor`, `wwindsor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/windsor