Gleitschirmfliegen
[ˈɡlaɪ̯tʃɪʁmˌfliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Gleitschirmfliegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sport, der mit Gleitschirmen ausgeübt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-gleitschirmfliegen · Gleitschirmfliegen · German
Gleitschirmfliegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gleitschirmfliegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlaɪ̯tʃɪʁmˌfliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gleitschirmfliegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gleitschirmfliegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlaɪ̯tʃɪʁmˌfliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sport, der mit Gleitschirmen ausgeübt wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gleitschirmfliegen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gleitschirmfliegen, spelled G-L-E-I-T-S-C-H-I-R-M-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Sport, der mit Gleitschirmen ausgeübt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gleitschirmfliegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während man jedoch beim Segelfliegen in einem kleinen Cockpit hockt, beim Gleitschirmfliegen in einem Sitz schaukelt, hängt der Drachenflieger unter der Tragfläche, Kopf voraus.“
Im Urlaub ein bisschen Nervenkitzel erleben – das verspricht Caroline Brille. Im französischen Wintersportort Chamonix im Schatten des Mont Blanc bringt sie Touristen das Gleitschirmfliegen bei.
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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.