luftige

[ˈlʊftɪɡə]

/[ˈlʊftɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“luftige” is uncommon German (frequency #62,625 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,625
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig

Key facts for luftige
PropertyValue
Headwordluftige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlʊftɪɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,625
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “luftige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). luftige lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

luftige is uncommon German at frequency #62,625 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlʊftɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for luftige, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 luftige, spelled L-U-F-T-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig

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 "luftige"?
"luftige" is spelled L-U-F-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftɪɡə].
What does "luftige" mean?
As an adjective, "luftige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
How do you pronounce "luftige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luftige" is [ˈlʊftɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luftige" come from?
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Using “luftige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-U-F-T-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlʊftɪɡə] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list