Luftwaffen

[ˈlʊftˌvafn̩]

/[ˈlʊftˌvafn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Luftwaffen” is uncommon German (frequency #95,921 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,921
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Luftwaffe

Corpus desk

Index DE-luftwaffen · Luftwaffen · German

Luftwaffen · rank #95,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,921
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luschen

Nearest frequency peer: Luschen (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Luftwaffen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Luftwaffen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Luftwaffen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuftwaffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʊftˌvafn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,921
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Luftwaffen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Luftwaffenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Luschen“ (#95,923), „luxemburgisch“ (#95,924), „lärmen“ (#95,925). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Luftwaffen“ bei #95,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Luftwaffen is uncommon German at frequency #95,921 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊftˌvafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Luftwaffen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Luftwaffen, spelled L-U-F-T-W-A-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Luftwaffe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Luftwaffe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Luftwaffe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Luftwaffe

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 "Luftwaffen"?
"Luftwaffen" is spelled L-U-F-T-W-A-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftˌvafn̩].
What does "Luftwaffen" mean?
As a noun, "Luftwaffen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Luftwaffe
How do you pronounce "Luftwaffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luftwaffen" is [ˈlʊftˌvafn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luftwaffen" come from?
"Luftwaffen" 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 "Luftwaffen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

liebäugeln#95,909Manhattans#95,935marinieren#95,939leichterer#95,900

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list