luftig

[ˈlʊftɪç]

/[ˈlʊftɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“luftig” is uncommon German (frequency #53,880 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,880
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gut belüftet

Corpus desk

Index DE-luftig · luftig · German

luftig · rank #53,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,880
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH luce

Nearest frequency peer: luce (-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 „luftig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for luftig
PropertyValue
Headwordluftig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlʊftɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „luftig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.luftigfällt 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: „luce“ (#53,879), „Länderspielpause“ (#53,881), „loving“ (#53,878). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „luftig“ bei #53,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

luftig is uncommon German at frequency #53,880 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlʊftɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for luftig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is luftig, spelled L-U-F-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    gut belüftet
  2. 2
    sehr hoch gelegen
  3. 3
    leicht, atmungsaktiv

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auf den Wunsch Carolinens hatten sie ihre Wohnung in der Nähe des Thiergartens auf dem Pariser Platz, also in einem der luftigst und geräumigst gebauten Stadttheile Berlins gewählt, so daß es ihr möglich ward, ihre Kinder, die an freie Bewegung gewöhnt waren, täglich selbst spazieren zu führen.“
  2. „‚Die Lerche führt kein luftigeres Leben und singt kein heitereres, lustigeres Lied als der fröhliche Kriegsmann‘, erwiderte Katharine.“

This word in other languages

léger(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 "luftig"?
"luftig" is spelled L-U-F-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftɪç].
What does "luftig" mean?
As an adjective, "luftig" means: gut belüftet
How do you pronounce "luftig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luftig" is [ˈlʊftɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luftig" come from?
"luftig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

loving#53,878Loggia#53,875Macker#53,885Leiber#53,863

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list