Erstflug

[ˈeːɐ̯stˌfluːk]

/[ˈeːɐ̯stˌfluːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erstflug” is uncommon German (frequency #75,596 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,596
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erster (offizieller) Flug

Corpus desk

Index DE-erstflug · Erstflug · German

Erstflug · rank #75,596 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,596
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ersatzverkehr

Nearest frequency peer: Ersatzverkehr (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Erstflug“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Erstflug“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erstflug
PropertyValue
HeadwordErstflug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːɐ̯stˌfluːk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,596
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erstflug“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Erstflugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ersatzverkehr“ (#75,595), „Erstversorgung“ (#75,597), „erregenden“ (#75,594). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erstflug“ bei #75,596. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erstflug is uncommon German at frequency #75,596 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯stˌfluːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erster (offizieller) Flug".

No misspelling variants are generated for Erstflug in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Erstflug, spelled E-R-S-T-F-L-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    erster (offizieller) Flug

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Raumschiff explodierte beim Erstflug.
  2. „Das Airbus-Solarflugzeug Zephyr S ist bei seinem Erstflug fast 26 Tage ununterbrochen in der Luft gewesen und hat damit einen neuen Ausdauer-Weltrekord aufgestellt.“

Synonyms

Jungfernflug

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erstflug"?
"Erstflug" is spelled E-R-S-T-F-L-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːɐ̯stˌfluːk].
What does "Erstflug" mean?
As a noun, "Erstflug" means: erster (offizieller) Flug
How do you pronounce "Erstflug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erstflug" is [ˈeːɐ̯stˌfluːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erstflug" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ernährte#75,592ergötzen#75,587Exporten#75,607episches#75,581

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list