Luftaufnahme
[ˈlʊftʔaʊ̯fˌnaːmə]
The verdict
“Luftaufnahme” is uncommon German (frequency #97,338 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,338
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fotografie aus der Luft
Corpus desk
Index DE-luftaufnahme · Luftaufnahme · German
Luftaufnahme · rank #97,338 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,338
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Luftschlösser
Nearest frequency peer: Luftschlösser (+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 „Luftaufnahme“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Losverfahren
Losverfahren
2,666 corpus weight
- Lounges
Lounges
2,665 corpus weight
- Luftaufnahme
Luftaufnahme
2,663 corpus weight
- Luftschlöss…
Luftschlösser
2,662 corpus weight
- Lungenerkra…
Lungenerkrankung
2,660 corpus weight
- lungern
lungern
2,659 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Luftaufnahme“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Luftaufnahme |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlʊftʔaʊ̯fˌnaːmə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #97,338 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Luftaufnahme“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Luftaufnahme is uncommon German at frequency #97,338 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊftʔaʊ̯fˌnaːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fotografie aus der Luft".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Luftaufnahme, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Luftaufnahme, spelled L-U-F-T-A-U-F-N-A-H-M-E.
Definition
- 1Fotografie aus der Luft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Luftaufnahme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Obwohl diese Luftaufnahme aus 11.000 Metern gemacht wurde, kann man fast alle Details erkennen.
Die Flak ist auf diesen Luftaufnahmen deutlich zu erkennen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).