Windstille
[ˈvɪntˌʃtɪlə]
The verdict
“Windstille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calme, absence de vent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-windstille · Windstille · French
Windstille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Windstille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntˌʃtɪlə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Windstille » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Windstille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntˌʃtɪlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Calme, absence de vent.".
Windstille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 French form is Windstille, spelled W-I-N-D-S-T-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Calme, absence de vent.
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.