windsurf
[wĩnˈsuɾf]
The verdict
“windsurf” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,183 among 1,158 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,183
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,158
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deporte acuático individual que se practica sobre una tabla que lleva una vela para ser impulsado por el viento.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | windsurf |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [wĩnˈsuɾf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #74,183 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “windsurf” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
windsurf is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,183 among 1,158 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [wĩnˈsuɾf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deporte acuático individual que se practica sobre una tabla que lleva una vela para ser impulsado por el viento.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for windsurf, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is windsurf, spelled W-I-N-D-S-U-R-F.
Definition
- 1Deporte acuático individual que se practica sobre una tabla que lleva una vela para ser impulsado por el viento.
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.
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Using “windsurf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is W-I-N-D-S-U-R-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [wĩnˈsuɾf] (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.