Luftpumpe

[ˈlʊftˌpʊmpə]

/[ˈlʊftˌpʊmpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Luftpumpe” is uncommon German (frequency #72,692 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,692
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerät zum Befüllen eines geschlossenen Behälters (z. B. eines Reifens) mit Luft

Key facts for Luftpumpe
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuftpumpe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʊftˌpʊmpə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,692
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Luftpumpe” 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). Luftpumpe lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Luftpumpe is uncommon German at frequency #72,692 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊftˌpʊmpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Luftpumpe in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Luftpumpe, spelled L-U-F-T-P-U-M-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät zum Befüllen eines geschlossenen Behälters (z. B. eines Reifens) mit Luft
  2. 2
    ein Sternbild des südlichen Sternenhimmels

This word in other languages

Antlia(English)Antlia(Español)Machine 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 "Luftpumpe"?
"Luftpumpe" is spelled L-U-F-T-P-U-M-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftˌpʊmpə].
What does "Luftpumpe" mean?
As a noun, "Luftpumpe" means: Gerät zum Befüllen eines geschlossenen Behälters (z. B. eines Reifens) mit Luft
How do you pronounce "Luftpumpe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luftpumpe" is [ˈlʊftˌpʊmpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luftpumpe" come from?
"Luftpumpe" 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 “Luftpumpe”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-U-F-T-P-U-M-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlʊftˌpʊmpə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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