flugunfähig
[ˈfluːkˌʔʊnfɛːɪç]
The verdict
“flugunfähig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht fähig zu fliegen oder zum Fliegen gebracht zu werden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flugunfähig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfluːkˌʔʊnfɛːɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flugunfähig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
flugunfähig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfluːkˌʔʊnfɛːɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht fähig zu fliegen oder zum Fliegen gebracht zu werden".
No misspelling variants are generated for flugunfähig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is flugunfähig, spelled F-L-U-G-U-N-F-Ä-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1nicht fähig zu fliegen oder zum Fliegen gebracht zu werden
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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.
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Using “flugunfähig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-L-U-G-U-N-F-Ä-H-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfluːkˌʔʊnfɛːɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.