Luftabwehrrakete
[ˈlʊftʔapveːɐ̯ʁaˌkeːtə]
The verdict
“Luftabwehrrakete” 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) - Rakete zur Bekämpfung von Luftzielen von der Erdoberfläche (der Wasseroberfläche) aus
Corpus desk
Index DE-luftabwehrrakete · Luftabwehrrakete · German
Luftabwehrrakete · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Luftabwehrrakete |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlʊftʔapveːɐ̯ʁaˌkeːtə] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Luftabwehrrakete“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Luftabwehrrakete is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊftʔapveːɐ̯ʁaˌkeːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rakete zur Bekämpfung von Luftzielen von der Erdoberfläche (der Wasseroberfläche) aus".
No misspelling variants are generated for Luftabwehrrakete in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Luftabwehrrakete, spelled L-U-F-T-A-B-W-E-H-R-R-A-K-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Rakete zur Bekämpfung von Luftzielen von der Erdoberfläche (der Wasseroberfläche) aus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Luftabwehrrakete appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das in den Luftraum eingedrungene feindliche Flugzeug wurde von einer Luftabwehrrakete zerstört.
„Die Sowjets hofften, die IDF würden eine Hawk-Luftabwehrrakete abfeuern, damit man ihre Eigenschaften erkunden könnte.“
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.