Luftnot
[ˈlʊftˌnoːt]
The verdict
“Luftnot” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (subjektiv als unangenehm bis bedrohlich empfundene) Schwierigkeiten beim Luftholen mit einhergehender verstärkter Atemarbeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-luftnot · Luftnot · German
Luftnot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Luftnot |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlʊftˌnoːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Luftnot“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Luftnot is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊftˌnoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(subjektiv als unangenehm bis bedrohlich empfundene) Schwierigkeiten beim Luftholen mit einhergehender verstärkter Atemarbeit".
Zero misspellings are on record for Luftnot in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Luftnot, spelled L-U-F-T-N-O-T.
Definition
- 1(subjektiv als unangenehm bis bedrohlich empfundene) Schwierigkeiten beim Luftholen mit einhergehender verstärkter Atemarbeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Luftnot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vor einiger Zeit lernte ich eine 75-Jährige kennen, die unter starker Luftnot litt.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.