Luftpost

[ˈlʊftˌpɔst]

/[ˈlʊftˌpɔst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Luftpost” is uncommon German (frequency #90,589 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,589
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beförderung der Post auf dem Luftweg

Corpus desk

Index DE-luftpost · Luftpost · German

Luftpost · rank #90,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,589
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luftunterstüt…

Nearest frequency peer: Luftunterstützung (+1 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 „Luftpost“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Luftpost
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuftpost
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʊftˌpɔst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Luftpost“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Luftpostfällt 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: „Luftunterstützung“ (#90,590), „lutherischer“ (#90,592), „Lokalmatador“ (#90,585). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Luftpost“ bei #90,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Luftpost is uncommon German at frequency #90,589 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊftˌpɔst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Luftpost, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Luftpost, spelled L-U-F-T-P-O-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beförderung der Post auf dem Luftweg
  2. 2
    das auf dem Luftweg beförderte Postgut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bis heute ist die Luftpost in puncto Schnelligkeit unübertroffen.“
  2. „Damit begann für die Luftpost und Luftfahrt eine neue Ära, handelte es sich doch um den ersten planmäßigen, auf Dauer angelegten regelmäßigen Linienflugverkehr der Welt!“

Synonyms

Flugpost

This word in other languages

airmail(English)poste aérienne(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 "Luftpost"?
"Luftpost" is spelled L-U-F-T-P-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftˌpɔst].
What does "Luftpost" mean?
As a noun, "Luftpost" means: Beförderung der Post auf dem Luftweg
How do you pronounce "Luftpost"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luftpost" is [ˈlʊftˌpɔst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luftpost" come from?
"Luftpost" 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 "Luftpost", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Lektüren#90,567Latzhose#90,560Lappalie#90,558mieseste#90,632

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list