Luftfahrt
[ˈlʊftˌfaːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“Luftfahrt” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,650
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Technik- und Industriebereich, der sich mit der Fortbewegung durch die Luft befasst
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Luftfahrt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlʊftˌfaːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #17,650 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Luftfahrt” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Luftfahrt (IPA [ˈlʊftˌfaːɐ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,650 among 30,953 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Luftfahrt, with forms such as "lfutfahrt", "lluftfahrt", and "lufftahrt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Luftfahrt, spelled L-U-F-T-F-A-H-R-T.
Definition
- 1Technik- und Industriebereich, der sich mit der Fortbewegung durch die Luft befasst
- 2das Fliegen an sich betreffend mit Luftfahrzeugen oder der Flug selbst
- 3die Reise durch die Luft mit einem Ballon oder Luftschiff
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lfutfahrt,lluftfahrt,lufftahrt,lufftfahrt,luftafhrt,luftfahhrt,luftfahrrt,luftfahrtt,luftfahtr,luftfarht,luftffahrt,luftfhart,lufttfahrt,lutffahrt,ulftfahrt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Luftfahrt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Luftfahrt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-U-F-T-F-A-H-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlʊftˌfaːɐ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.