Fliegerei

[fliːɡəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[fliːɡəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fliegerei” is uncommon German (frequency #64,269 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,269
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas abwertend: gewohnheitsmäßiges, häufiges Fliegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-fliegerei · Fliegerei · German

Fliegerei · rank #64,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,269
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fitnessstudios

Nearest frequency peer: Fitnessstudios (-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 „Fliegerei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fliegerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordFliegerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fliːɡəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,269
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fliegerei“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fitnessstudios“ (#64,268), „finsterer“ (#64,267), „Fluoreszenz“ (#64,271). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fliegerei“ bei #64,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fliegerei is uncommon German at frequency #64,269 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fliːɡəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Fliegerei in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 German form is Fliegerei, spelled F-L-I-E-G-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas abwertend: gewohnheitsmäßiges, häufiges Fliegen
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit des Flugwesens

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Und auch in den Anfangsphasen der Aviatik, von den ersten Fesselballons des 18. Jahrhunderts bis zu den Sichtflügen in der Pionierphase der Fliegerei, wiederholen sich die paradoxen Erfahrungen von ausgeschlossener Gegenwart, wie sie bis dahin lediglich bei Bergbesteigungen durch den Höhenblick aufgetreten waren.“

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 "Fliegerei"?
"Fliegerei" is spelled F-L-I-E-G-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [fliːɡəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Fliegerei" mean?
As a noun, "Fliegerei" means: etwas abwertend: gewohnheitsmäßiges, häufiges Fliegen
How do you pronounce "Fliegerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fliegerei" is [fliːɡəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fliegerei" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

finsterer#64,267Flüsschen#64,273Fundstück#64,282Exporteur#64,249

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list