Luft holen
[lʊft ˈhoːlən]
The verdict
“Luft holen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einatmen; eine kurze Pause machen, um wieder zu Kräften zu kommen
| 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) |
Where “Luft holen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Luft holen is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lʊft ˈhoːlən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “Luft holen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-U-F-T- -H-O-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [lʊft ˈhoːlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.