Luftzug

[ˈlʊftˌt͡suːk]

/[ˈlʊftˌt͡suːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Luftzug” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,457 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#66,457
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zufuhr von Frischluft (häufig in einen Raum, beispielsweise durch ein Fenster oder eine Tür)

Key facts for Luftzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuftzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʊftˌt͡suːk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Luftzug” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Luftzug lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Luftzug is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlʊftˌt͡suːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,457 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zufuhr von Frischluft (häufig in einen Raum, beispielsweise durch ein Fenster oder eine Tür)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Luftzug in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Luftzug, spelled L-U-F-T-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zufuhr von Frischluft (häufig in einen Raum, beispielsweise durch ein Fenster oder eine Tür)

This word in other languages

draught(English)courant d'air(Français)

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 "Luftzug"?
"Luftzug" is spelled L-U-F-T-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊftˌt͡suːk].
What does "Luftzug" mean?
As a noun, "Luftzug" means: Zufuhr von Frischluft (häufig in einen Raum, beispielsweise durch ein Fenster oder eine Tür)
How do you pronounce "Luftzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luftzug" is [ˈlʊftˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luftzug" come from?
"Luftzug" 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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Using “Luftzug”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-U-F-T-Z-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlʊftˌt͡suːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list