in die Luft fliegen
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The verdict
“in die Luft fliegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer heftigen Explosion zerbersten
Corpus desk
Index DE-in-die-luft-fliegen · in die Luft fliegen · German
in die Luft fliegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | in die Luft fliegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „in die Luft fliegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
in die Luft fliegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einer heftigen Explosion zerbersten".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for in die Luft fliegen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is in die Luft fliegen, spelled I-N- -D-I-E- -L-U-F-T- -F-L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit einer heftigen Explosion zerbersten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how in die Luft fliegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„‚Eine riesige Explosion war zu hören, als ein Lkw voller Sprengstoff an einem ehemaligen Kontrollpunkt in die Luft geflogen ist. Dadurch wurden sehr viele Menschen getötet.‘ […]“
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.