Lufthansa

[ˈlʊftˌhanza]

/[ˈlʊftˌhanza]/ name

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The verdict

“Lufthansa” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,590
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größte deutsche Fluggesellschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-lufthansa · Lufthansa · German

Lufthansa · rank #8,590 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,590
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lorenz

Nearest frequency peer: Lorenz (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lufthansa“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Lufthansa“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lufthansa
PropertyValue
HeadwordLufthansa
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlʊftˌhanza]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,590
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lufthansa“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lufthansaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lorenz“ (#8,589), „Mainzer“ (#8,591), „Majestät“ (#8,592). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lufthansa“ bei #8,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Lufthansa (IPA [ˈlʊftˌhanza]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,590 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "größte deutsche Fluggesellschaft".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lufthansa, with forms such as "lfuthansa", "llufthansa", and "luffthansa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Lufthansa, spelled L-U-F-T-H-A-N-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    größte deutsche Fluggesellschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Willkommen an Bord des Fluges LH 192 der Lufthansa.
  2. „Die Lufthansa hat keinen Anspruch auf Kostenerstattung für die zur Terrorabwehr eingesetzten Bundespolizisten in ihren Flugzeugen.“

Synonyms

Hansa

This word in other languages

Lufthansa(English)Lufthansa(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lfuthansa
  • llufthansa
  • luffthansa
  • lufhtansa
  • luftahnsa
  • lufthanas
  • lufthannsa
  • lufthanssa
  • lufthasna
  • lufthhansa
  • lufthnasa
  • luftthansa
  • lutfhansa
  • ulfthansa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lufthansa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lfuthansa2llufthansa1luffthansa1lufhtansa2luftahnsa2lufthanas2lufthannsa1lufthanssa1
Edit distance from "Lufthansa"

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 "Lufthansa"?
"Lufthansa" is spelled L-U-F-T-H-A-N-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftˌhanza].
What does "Lufthansa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lufthansa" means: größte deutsche Fluggesellschaft
What are common misspellings of "Lufthansa"?
Common misspellings include "lfuthansa", "llufthansa", "luffthansa", "lufhtansa", "luftahnsa". The correct spelling is "Lufthansa".
How do you pronounce "Lufthansa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lufthansa" is [ˈlʊftˌhanza]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lufthansa" come from?
"Lufthansa" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list