Gleitschirmflieger
[ˈɡlaɪ̯tʃɪʁmˌfliːɡɐ]
The verdict
“Gleitschirmflieger” 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) - Luftsportler, der mit einem Gleitsegel fliegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-gleitschirmflieger · Gleitschirmflieger · German
Gleitschirmflieger · 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 | Gleitschirmflieger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlaɪ̯tʃɪʁmˌfliːɡɐ] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gleitschirmflieger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gleitschirmflieger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlaɪ̯tʃɪʁmˌfliːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Luftsportler, der mit einem Gleitsegel fliegt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gleitschirmflieger, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gleitschirmflieger, spelled G-L-E-I-T-S-C-H-I-R-M-F-L-I-E-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Luftsportler, der mit einem Gleitsegel fliegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gleitschirmflieger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das ungewohnt intensive, komprimierte Erleben macht es erklärlich, dass Gleitschirmflieger im Verlust des Zeitgefühls die Erlebnisspanne länger einschätzen, als sie real war.“
„Ein deutscher Rucksacktourist zeltete 1994 im Palastgarten, ein nackter Gleitschirmflieger besuchte die Königin, ein verwirrter Mann hielt sie für seine Mutter.“
Synonyms
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.