Windhoek
[wĩn̪d̪oˈek]
The verdict
“Windhoek” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es la capital de Namibia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Windhoek |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [wĩn̪d̪oˈek] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Windhoek” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Windhoek is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [wĩn̪d̪oˈek]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es la capital de Namibia.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Windhoek, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Windhoek, spelled W-I-N-D-H-O-E-K.
Definition
- 1es la capital de Namibia.
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.
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Using “Windhoek”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is W-I-N-D-H-O-E-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [wĩn̪d̪oˈek] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.