Luftabwehr

[ˈlʊftʔapˌveːɐ̯]

/[ˈlʊftʔapˌveːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Luftabwehr” is uncommon German (frequency #81,832 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,832
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßnahme gegen Angriffe aus dem Luftraum

Corpus desk

Index DE-luftabwehr · Luftabwehr · German

Luftabwehr · rank #81,832 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,832
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lorbeerkranz

Nearest frequency peer: Lorbeerkranz (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Luftabwehr“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Luftabwehr“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Luftabwehr
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuftabwehr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʊftʔapˌveːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,832
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Luftabwehr“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Luftabwehrfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lorbeerkranz“ (#81,831), „Luftfracht“ (#81,833), „Luxusgüter“ (#81,835). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Luftabwehr“ bei #81,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Luftabwehr is uncommon German at frequency #81,832 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊftʔapˌveːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Luftabwehr doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Luftabwehr, spelled L-U-F-T-A-B-W-E-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßnahme gegen Angriffe aus dem Luftraum
  2. 2
    Einheit, deren Bestimmung die Abwehr von Feinden aus der Luft ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Luftabwehr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mittels Luftabwehr konnten mehrere Städte verteidigt werden.
  2. Die Luftabwehr hat in der Heimatbasis Stellung bezogen.

Synonyms

FlugabwehrFliegerabwehr

Antonyms

Bodenabwehr

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Luftabwehr"?
"Luftabwehr" is spelled L-U-F-T-A-B-W-E-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftʔapˌveːɐ̯].
What does "Luftabwehr" mean?
As a noun, "Luftabwehr" means: Maßnahme gegen Angriffe aus dem Luftraum
How do you pronounce "Luftabwehr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luftabwehr" is [ˈlʊftʔapˌveːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luftabwehr" come from?
"Luftabwehr" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Luftabwehr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Luftfracht#81,833Luxusgüter#81,835leibeigene#81,814Messwerten#81,871

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list