wind

/wɪnd/

//wɪnd// noun

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The verdict

“wind” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,386
frequency rank, Spanish
230
“W” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Viento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-wind · wind · Spanish

wind · rank #37,386 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,386
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 230
  • PHOTO-FINISH Waterloo

Nearest frequency peer: Waterloo (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “wind”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “wind” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wind vs won
50% similar
wind vs with
50% similar
wind vs word
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wind
PropertyValue
Headwordwind
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/wɪnd/
Letters4
Frequency rank#37,386
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “wind”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.windcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Waterloo” (#37,384), “Zacarías” (#37,388), “wacho” (#37,383). Entre 230 lemas con “W”, “wind” va en #37,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around wind (IPA /wɪnd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,386 among 230 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for wind, with forms such as "iwnd", "widn", and "windd". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "won", "with", "word", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is wind, spelled W-I-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Viento.
  2. 2
    Tormenta.
  3. 3
    Los instrumentos de viento (colectivamente)
  4. 4
    Aliento, respiración.
  5. 5
    Aire que lleva el olor de un animal.
  6. 6
    Flatulencia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how wind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwnd
  • widn
  • windd
  • winnd
  • wnid
  • wwind

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wind - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iwnd2widn2windd1winnd1wnid2wwind1
Edit distance from "wind"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wind"?
"wind" is spelled W-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /wɪnd/.
What does "wind" mean?
As a noun, "wind" means: Viento.
What words are commonly confused with "wind"?
"wind" is commonly confused with "won", "with", "word". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wind" is /wɪnd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wind" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wind", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tori#37,360Tita#37,356such#37,336sent#37,319

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

arrojo6 variantsrisk6 variantsodien6 variantsmitra6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list