Flugboot
[ˈfluːkˌboːt]
The verdict
“Flugboot” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flugzeug, das Schwimmkörper hat und daher auf dem Wasser landen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-flugboot · Flugboot · German
Flugboot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Flugboot |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfluːkˌboːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Flugboot“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Flugboot is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfluːkˌboːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Flugzeug, das Schwimmkörper hat und daher auf dem Wasser landen kann".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Flugboot, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 Flugboot, spelled F-L-U-G-B-O-O-T.
Definition
- 1Flugzeug, das Schwimmkörper hat und daher auf dem Wasser landen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Flugboot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Roald Amundsen etwa wollte sich dem Nordpol mit zwei Flugbooten der Dornier-Werft nähern.“
„Willy Messerschmitt übernahm eine Konstruktion des Rosenheimers Fend und fertigte in Regensburg den dreirädrigen Messerschmitt Kabinenroller, dem später der vierrädrige Tiger folgte, Ernst Heinkel versuchte sich mit der ebenfalls dreirädrigen Heinkel Kabine, Claudius Dornier bastelte am Bodensee an einem vierrädrigen Ding, bei Piaggio in Italien war der…
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.