Luftüberlegenheit
German, noun[ˈlʊftʔyːbɐˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
Luftüberlegenheit is spelled L-U-F-T-Ü-B-E-R-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T (17 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Luftüberlegenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “air superiority” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Übermacht der Luftstreitkräfte bezogen auf den Luftraum eines Territoriums”.
What does Luftüberlegenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineair superiority
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Übermacht der Luftstreitkräfte bezogen auf den Luftraum eines Territoriums
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Luftüberlegenheit?
- [ˈlʊftʔyːbɐˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Luftüberlegenheit in German?
Luftüberlegenheit appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).