Windhoek
\win.duk\
The verdict
“Windhoek” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capitale de la Namibie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-windhoek · Windhoek · French
Windhoek · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Windhoek |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \win.duk\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Windhoek » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Windhoek is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \win.duk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capitale de la Namibie.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Windhoek, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Windhoek, spelled W-I-N-D-H-O-E-K.
Definition
- 1Capitale de la Namibie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Windhoek appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Windhoek, Swakopmund, Sossusvlei, des noms de site un peu étranges hérités de la colonisation allemande et de la longue présence d’Afrikaners. Pas facile à prononcer. En français, ça donnerait Ouine-Douc, Souacope-moune-de, Sossusse-flai, le tout avec une pointe d’accent néerlandais, un soupçon d’accent allemand.
This word in other languages
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.