window

\win.do\

/\win.do\/ noun

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The verdict

“window” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,732. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,732
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Type de fenêtre tirant sur la véranda.

Corpus desk

Index FR-window · window · French

window · rank #43,732 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,732
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH whiskey

Nearest frequency peer: whiskey (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « window »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « window » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

window vs windows
86% similar
window vs Windsor
57% similar
window vs Wind
50% similar

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

Key facts for window
PropertyValue
Headwordwindow
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\win.do\
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,732
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « window »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).windowse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « whiskey » (#43,731), « Walton » (#43,730), « Yannis » (#43,734). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « window » est au #43,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around window (IPA \win.do\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,732 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Type de fenêtre tirant sur la véranda.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for window, with forms such as "iwndow", "widnow", and "winddow". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "windows", "Windsor", "Wind", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is window, spelled W-I-N-D-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Type de fenêtre tirant sur la véranda.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un window vitré.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwndow
  • widnow
  • winddow
  • windoww
  • windwo
  • winndow
  • winodw
  • wnidow
  • wwindow

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iwndow2widnow2winddow1windoww1windwo2winndow1winodw2wnidow2
Edit distance from "window"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "window"?
"window" is spelled W-I-N-D-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is \win.do\.
What does "window" mean?
As a noun, "window" means: Type de fenêtre tirant sur la véranda.
What words are commonly confused with "window"?
"window" is commonly confused with "windows", "Windsor", "Wind". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "window"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "window" is \win.do\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "window" come from?
"window" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Walton#43,730Yannis#43,734Yunnan#43,736Zimmer#43,739

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

turgot9 variantstuning9 variantsaigreur9 variantsantigua9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list