Luftschleuse
[ˈlʊftˌʃlɔɪ̯zə]
The verdict
“Luftschleuse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raum, der Orte mit unterschiedlichem Luftdruck verbindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-luftschleuse · Luftschleuse · German
Luftschleuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Luftschleuse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlʊftˌʃlɔɪ̯zə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Luftschleuse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Luftschleuse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊftˌʃlɔɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raum, der Orte mit unterschiedlichem Luftdruck verbindet".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Luftschleuse, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Luftschleuse, spelled L-U-F-T-S-C-H-L-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Raum, der Orte mit unterschiedlichem Luftdruck verbindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Luftschleuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er führte Junot durch die Nachbildung einer Luftschleuse, voll blinkender bunter Lämpchen und Knöpfen und Hebeln aus Metall.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.