Luftmatratze

[ˈlʊftmaˌtʁat͡sə]

/[ˈlʊftmaˌtʁat͡sə]/ noun

The verdict

“Luftmatratze” is uncommon German (frequency #75,937 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,937
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufblasbares Objekt aus Kunststoff oder Gummi, das als Unterlage zum Liegen (etwa im Zelt oder im Wasser) dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-luftmatratze · Luftmatratze · German

Luftmatratze · rank #75,937 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,937
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lys

Nearest frequency peer: lys (+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 „Luftmatratze“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Luftmatratze
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuftmatratze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʊftmaˌtʁat͡sə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Luftmatratze“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Luftmatratzefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „lys“ (#75,939), „Lottogewinn“ (#75,934), „länderübergreifende“ (#75,940). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Luftmatratze“ bei #75,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Luftmatratze is uncommon German at frequency #75,937 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊftmaˌtʁat͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Carlo lag auf der Luftmatratze im Pool und genoss das Sommerwetter.
  2. Es dauerte Stunden, bis Liane im Zelt auf ihrer Luftmatratze einschlafen konnte.

This word in other languages

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list