Luftverteidigung
[ˈlʊftfɛɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ]
The verdict
“Luftverteidigung” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit militärischer Maßnahmen zur Abwehr von Angriffen aus der Luft
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Luftverteidigung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlʊftfɛɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Luftverteidigung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Luftverteidigung is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlʊftfɛɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gesamtheit militärischer Maßnahmen zur Abwehr von Angriffen aus der Luft".
No misspelling variants are generated for Luftverteidigung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Luftverteidigung, spelled L-U-F-T-V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit militärischer Maßnahmen zur Abwehr von Angriffen aus der Luft
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.
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Using “Luftverteidigung”
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- The one correct German spelling is L-U-F-T-V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.