Lüftchen

[ˈlʏftçən]

/[ˈlʏftçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lüftchen” is uncommon German (frequency #57,218 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,218
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geringe/schwache Luftbewegung

Corpus desk

Index DE-luftchen · Lüftchen · German

Lüftchen · rank #57,218 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,218
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Löwin

Nearest frequency peer: Löwin (-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 „Lüftchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lüftchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLüftchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʏftçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lüftchen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lüftchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Löwin“ (#57,217), „Lügnerin“ (#57,219), „Machiavelli“ (#57,220). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lüftchen“ bei #57,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lüftchen is uncommon German at frequency #57,218 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʏftçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geringe/schwache Luftbewegung".

Lüftchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lüftchen, spelled L-Ü-F-T-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    geringe/schwache Luftbewegung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein frisches Lüftchen spielte leichthin mit den Haaren der Barhäuptigen und den Bändern, mit denen das Muttergottesbild geschmückt war.“
  2. „Draußen regte sich kein Lüftchen, kein Laut wurde gehört, Todesschweigen lagerte über der Landschaft, und nur um die Lagerfeuer, wohl hundertfünfzig Schritt vom Hause entfernt und nach den Bergen zu, bewegten sich langsam einige dunkle Gestalten.“

Synonyms

Lüftlein

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 "Lüftchen"?
"Lüftchen" is spelled L-Ü-F-T-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʏftçən].
What does "Lüftchen" mean?
As a noun, "Lüftchen" means: geringe/schwache Luftbewegung
How do you pronounce "Lüftchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lüftchen" is [ˈlʏftçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lüftchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Lügnerin#57,219lohnende#57,212Manövern#57,226Leibarzt#57,199

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list