Flugzeug
[ˈfluːkˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]
The verdict
“Flugzeug” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,821
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Luftfahrzeug, das schwerer als Luft ist und den aerodynamischen Auftrieb nutzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-flugzeug · Flugzeug · German
Flugzeug · rank #2,821 · 12 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,821
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH existiert
Nearest frequency peer: existiert (-2 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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Flugzeug“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Eintritt
Eintritt
97,184 corpus weight
- ermöglichen
ermöglichen
97,183 corpus weight
- existiert
existiert
97,182 corpus weight
- Flugzeug
Flugzeug
97,180 corpus weight
- fragte
fragte
97,178 corpus weight
- Führer
Führer
97,177 corpus weight
What this shows „Flugzeug“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Flugzeug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfluːkˌt͡sɔɪ̯k] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,821 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Flugzeug“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Flugzeug (IPA [ˈfluːkˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,821 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Luftfahrzeug, das schwerer als Luft ist und den aerodynamischen Auftrieb nutzt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Flugzeug, with forms such as "fflugzeug", "flguzeug", and "fllugzeug". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Flugzeuge", "Flugzeugs", "Flugzeugen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 Flugzeug, spelled F-L-U-G-Z-E-U-G.
Definition
- 1Luftfahrzeug, das schwerer als Luft ist und den aerodynamischen Auftrieb nutzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Flugzeug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Flugzeuge gehören zu den sichersten Verkehrsmitteln.
„Als die Kameraleute das Flugzeug verlassen hatten, schaute ich zu der Landkarte auf dem Bildschirm, auf der nun Asien im Mittelpunkt stand.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fflugzeug
- flguzeug
- fllugzeug
- flugezug
- fluggzeug
- flugzegu
- flugzeugg
- flugzueg
- flugzzeug
- fluzgeug
- fulgzeug
- lfugzeug
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Flugzeug - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Flugzeug", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).