Luftraum

[ˈlʊftˌʁaʊ̯m]

/[ˈlʊftˌʁaʊ̯m]/ noun

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The verdict

“Luftraum” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,431
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der mit Luft gefüllte Raum über der Erdoberfläche

Corpus desk

Index DE-luftraum · Luftraum · German

Luftraum · rank #24,431 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,431
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH LMAO

Nearest frequency peer: LMAO (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Luftraum“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Luftraum“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Luftraum
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuftraum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʊftˌʁaʊ̯m]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,431
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Luftraum“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Luftraumliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „LMAO“ (#24,430), „Ländereien“ (#24,432), „lion“ (#24,428). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Luftraum“ bei #24,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Luftraum (IPA [ˈlʊftˌʁaʊ̯m]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,431 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Luftraum, with forms such as "lfutraum", "lluftraum", and "lufftraum". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Luftraum, spelled L-U-F-T-R-A-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    der mit Luft gefüllte Raum über der Erdoberfläche
  2. 2
    Hoheitsgebiet eines Landes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dieses den jungen Goethe ergreifende Verlangen, sich in den unendlichen Luftraum zu stürzen und über den schauerlichen Abgründen zu schweben, frei zu werden wie der Adler im Äther, beflügelt und bewegt auch die heutigen Delta- und Gleitschirmpiloten, die dank des opferbereiten Wagemuts Lilienthals und anderer Flugpioniere diesen Traum heute zu realisiere…
  2. In den Luftraum über Flughäfen darf nur mit Transponder eingeflogen werden.

Synonyms

TerritoriumHoheitsgebiet

This word in other languages

airspace(English)espace aérien(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lfutraum
  • lluftraum
  • lufftraum
  • lufrtaum
  • luftarum
  • luftramu
  • luftraumm
  • luftrraum
  • luftruam
  • lufttraum
  • lutfraum
  • ulftraum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Luftraum - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lfutraum2lluftraum1lufftraum1lufrtaum2luftarum2luftramu2luftraumm1luftrraum1
Edit distance from "Luftraum"

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 "Luftraum"?
"Luftraum" is spelled L-U-F-T-R-A-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftˌʁaʊ̯m].
What does "Luftraum" mean?
As a noun, "Luftraum" means: der mit Luft gefüllte Raum über der Erdoberfläche
What are common misspellings of "Luftraum"?
Common misspellings include "lfutraum", "lluftraum", "lufftraum", "lufrtaum", "luftarum". The correct spelling is "Luftraum".
How do you pronounce "Luftraum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luftraum" is [ˈlʊftˌʁaʊ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luftraum" come from?
"Luftraum" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

normalem12 variantskorrupten12 variantsKommandos12 variantsprimären12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list