Lufthafen
[ˈlʊftˌhaːfn̩]
The verdict
“Lufthafen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Start- und Landeplatz für Flugzeuge
Corpus desk
Index DE-lufthafen · Lufthafen · German
Lufthafen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lufthafen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlʊftˌhaːfn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lufthafen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lufthafen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊftˌhaːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Start- und Landeplatz für Flugzeuge".
Zero misspellings are on record for Lufthafen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lufthafen, spelled L-U-F-T-H-A-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Start- und Landeplatz für Flugzeuge
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lufthafen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hinter den Fenstern des kleinen Lufthafens steht erwartungsvoll eine Ansammlung von Leuten, um ihre Verwandten abzuholen.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.