luftdicht

[ˈlʊftˌdɪçt]

/[ˈlʊftˌdɪçt]/ adj

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The verdict

“luftdicht” is uncommon German (frequency #52,257 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,257
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keine Luft durchlassend

Corpus desk

Index DE-luftdicht · luftdicht · German

luftdicht · rank #52,257 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,257
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luftbrücke

Nearest frequency peer: Luftbrücke (-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 „luftdicht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for luftdicht
PropertyValue
Headwordluftdicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlʊftˌdɪçt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „luftdicht“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Luftbrücke“ (#52,256), „Loveparade“ (#52,255), „Löwenanteil“ (#52,260). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „luftdicht“ bei #52,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

luftdicht is uncommon German at frequency #52,257 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlʊftˌdɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keine Luft durchlassend".

Zero misspellings are on record for luftdicht in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is luftdicht, spelled L-U-F-T-D-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    keine Luft durchlassend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das Schleusentor war gebogen und vermutlich deswegen konisch, damit es den Raum luftdicht abschließend konnte.“

Antonyms

luftdurchlässig

This word in other languages

airtight(English)hermétique(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 "luftdicht"?
"luftdicht" is spelled L-U-F-T-D-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftˌdɪçt].
What does "luftdicht" mean?
As an adjective, "luftdicht" means: keine Luft durchlassend
How do you pronounce "luftdicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luftdicht" is [ˈlʊftˌdɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ligaspiel#52,247Lengerich#52,242Metzingen#52,274Ladenburg#52,232

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list