Luft holen
[lʊft ˈhoːlən]
The verdict
“Luft holen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einatmen; eine kurze Pause machen, um wieder zu Kräften zu kommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-luft-holen · Luft holen · German
Luft holen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Luft holen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [lʊft ˈhoːlən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Luft holen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Luft holen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [lʊft ˈhoːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einatmen; eine kurze Pause machen, um wieder zu Kräften zu kommen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Luft holen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Luft holen, spelled L-U-F-T- -H-O-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1einatmen; eine kurze Pause machen, um wieder zu Kräften zu kommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Luft holen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jetzt tief Luft holen und den Atem anhalten, danke.
Ich muss erst mal kurz Luft holen, gleich gehts weiter.
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.