Fliegerabwehrkanone

[ˈfliːɡɐˌʔapveːɐ̯kaˌnoːnə]

/[ˈfliːɡɐˌʔapveːɐ̯kaˌnoːnə]/ noun

The verdict

“Fliegerabwehrkanone” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ursprünglich im Ersten Weltkrieg entwickelte Waffe, die gegen Flugzeuge eingesetzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-fliegerabwehrkanone · Fliegerabwehrkanone · German

Fliegerabwehrkanone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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.

Key facts for Fliegerabwehrkanone
PropertyValue
HeadwordFliegerabwehrkanone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfliːɡɐˌʔapveːɐ̯kaˌnoːnə]
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fliegerabwehrkanone“ im Deutschen

Fliegerabwehrkanoneliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fliegerabwehrkanone is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfliːɡɐˌʔapveːɐ̯kaˌnoːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ursprünglich im Ersten Weltkrieg entwickelte Waffe, die gegen Flugzeuge eingesetzt wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for Fliegerabwehrkanone in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fliegerabwehrkanone, spelled F-L-I-E-G-E-R-A-B-W-E-H-R-K-A-N-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ursprünglich im Ersten Weltkrieg entwickelte Waffe, die gegen Flugzeuge eingesetzt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durch das Abwehrfeuer der Fliegerabwehrkanonen wurden die feindlichen Flugzeuge zum Abdrehen gezwungen.
  2. „Die Munition, die von Fliegerabwehrkanonen aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg stammte, war am vergangenen Samstag entdeckt worden, wie die Gemeindeverwaltung mitteilte.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fliegerabwehrkanone"?
"Fliegerabwehrkanone" is spelled F-L-I-E-G-E-R-A-B-W-E-H-R-K-A-N-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfliːɡɐˌʔapveːɐ̯kaˌnoːnə].
What does "Fliegerabwehrkanone" mean?
As a noun, "Fliegerabwehrkanone" means: ursprünglich im Ersten Weltkrieg entwickelte Waffe, die gegen Flugzeuge eingesetzt wird
How do you pronounce "Fliegerabwehrkanone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fliegerabwehrkanone" is [ˈfliːɡɐˌʔapveːɐ̯kaˌnoːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fliegerabwehrkanone" come from?
"Fliegerabwehrkanone" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list