Gleitschirmpilot
[ˈɡlaɪ̯tʃɪʁmpiˌloːt]
The verdict
“Gleitschirmpilot” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Luftsportler, der aktiv ein Gleitsegel fliegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-gleitschirmpilot · Gleitschirmpilot · German
Gleitschirmpilot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Gleitschirmpilot |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlaɪ̯tʃɪʁmpiˌloːt] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gleitschirmpilot“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gleitschirmpilot is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlaɪ̯tʃɪʁmpiˌloːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Luftsportler, der aktiv ein Gleitsegel fliegt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Gleitschirmpilot in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gleitschirmpilot, spelled G-L-E-I-T-S-C-H-I-R-M-P-I-L-O-T.
Definition
- 1Luftsportler, der aktiv ein Gleitsegel fliegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gleitschirmpilot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dieses den jungen Goethe ergreifende Verlangen, sich in den unendlichen Luftraum zu stürzen und über den schauerlichen Abgründen zu schweben, frei zu werden wie der Adler im Äther, beflügelt und bewegt auch die heutigen Delta- und Gleitschirmpiloten, die dank des opferbereiten Wagemuts Lilienthals und anderer Flugpioniere diesen Traum heute zu realisiere…
„Diese Befindlichkeit ist von Glücksgefühlen begleitet. Kletterer ‚tanzen’ in dieser Gefühlslage in der Wand, Gleitschirmpiloten in der Luft.“
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.