Luftbild

[ˈlʊftˌbɪlt]

/[ˈlʊftˌbɪlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Luftbild” is uncommon German (frequency #62,624 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,624
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-luftbild · Luftbild · German

Luftbild · rank #62,624 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,624
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH luftige

Nearest frequency peer: luftige (+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 „Luftbild“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Luftbild
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuftbild
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʊftˌbɪlt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,624
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Luftbild“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „luftige“ (#62,625), „Lotion“ (#62,622), „machenden“ (#62,627). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Luftbild“ bei #62,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Luftbild is uncommon German at frequency #62,624 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊftˌbɪlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fotografie aus der Luft".

Luftbild has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Luftbild, spelled L-U-F-T-B-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fotografie aus der Luft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Obwohl dieses Luftbild aus 11.000 Metern gemacht wurde, kann man fast alle Details erkennen.
  2. „Noch heute lässt sich auf dem Luftbild erahnen, dass die Stadtmauer einen fast perfekten Kreis bildete, man muss demnach von einer planmäßigen Erbauung ausgehen.“

Synonyms

AerofotografieLuftaufnahmeSatelittenbild

This word in other languages

photographie aérienne(Français)

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 "Luftbild"?
"Luftbild" is spelled L-U-F-T-B-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftˌbɪlt].
What does "Luftbild" mean?
As a noun, "Luftbild" means: Fotografie aus der Luft
How do you pronounce "Luftbild"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luftbild" is [ˈlʊftˌbɪlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luftbild" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list