luftigen

[ˈlʊftɪɡn̩]

/[ˈlʊftɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“luftigen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,981 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,981
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig

Corpus desk

Index DE-luftigen · luftigen · German

luftigen · rank #58,981 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,981
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Loris

Nearest frequency peer: Loris (-2 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 „luftigen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for luftigen
PropertyValue
Headwordluftigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlʊftɪɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,981
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „luftigen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.luftigenfällt 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: „Loris“ (#58,979), „Lombard“ (#58,978), „loi“ (#58,977). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „luftigen“ bei #58,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

luftigen is uncommon German at frequency #58,981 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlʊftɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for luftigen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is luftigen, spelled L-U-F-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "luftigen"?
"luftigen" is spelled L-U-F-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftɪɡn̩].
What does "luftigen" mean?
As an adjective, "luftigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs luftig
How do you pronounce "luftigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luftigen" is [ˈlʊftɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luftigen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list