windsurf

Name: windsurf, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/

//ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f// verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“windsurf” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail

Key facts for windsurf
Property	Value
Headword	windsurf
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/
Letters	8
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “windsurf” sits in English frequency

windsurf falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

windsurf is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for windsurf, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From wind + surf. The correct English form is windsurf, spelled W-I-N-D-S-U-R-F.

Definition

1
To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail

Etymology

From wind + surf.

This word in other languages

windsurfen(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "windsurf"?

"windsurf" is spelled W-I-N-D-S-U-R-F. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/.

What does "windsurf" mean?

As a verb, "windsurf" means: To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail

How do you pronounce "windsurf"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "windsurf" is /ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "windsurf"?

From wind + surf. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “windsurf”

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

The one correct English spelling is W-I-N-D-S-U-R-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.