Luftmatratze

[ˈlʊftmaˌtʁat͡sə]

/[ˈlʊftmaˌtʁat͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Luftmatratze” is an uncommon German word, ranked #75,937 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#75,937
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aufblasbares Objekt aus Kunststoff oder Gummi, das als Unterlage zum Liegen (etwa im Zelt oder im Wasser) dient

Key facts for Luftmatratze
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuftmatratze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʊftmaˌtʁat͡sə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Luftmatratze” 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). Luftmatratze lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Luftmatratze is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlʊftmaˌtʁat͡sə]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,937 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "aufblasbares Objekt aus Kunststoff oder Gummi, das als Unterlage zum Liegen (etwa im Zelt oder im Wasser) dient".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Luftmatratze in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Luftmatratze, spelled L-U-F-T-M-A-T-R-A-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aufblasbares Objekt aus Kunststoff oder Gummi, das als Unterlage zum Liegen (etwa im Zelt oder im Wasser) dient

This word in other languages

air mattress(English)colchoneta(Español)matelas pneumatique(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 "Luftmatratze"?
"Luftmatratze" is spelled L-U-F-T-M-A-T-R-A-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftmaˌtʁat͡sə].
What does "Luftmatratze" mean?
As a noun, "Luftmatratze" means: aufblasbares Objekt aus Kunststoff oder Gummi, das als Unterlage zum Liegen (etwa im Zelt oder im Wasser) dient
How do you pronounce "Luftmatratze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luftmatratze" is [ˈlʊftmaˌtʁat͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luftmatratze" come from?
"Luftmatratze" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Luftmatratze”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-U-F-T-M-A-T-R-A-T-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlʊftmaˌtʁat͡sə] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list