Nurflügel
[ˈnuːɐ̯ˌflyːɡəl]
The verdict
“Nurflügel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flugzeug, bei dem Tragflächen und Rumpf eine Einheit bilden, das ohne Höhenruder auskommt
Corpus desk
Index DE-nurflugel · Nurflügel · German
Nurflügel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Nurflügel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnuːɐ̯ˌflyːɡəl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nurflügel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nurflügel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnuːɐ̯ˌflyːɡəl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Flugzeug, bei dem Tragflächen und Rumpf eine Einheit bilden, das ohne Höhenruder auskommt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Nurflügel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Nurflügel, spelled N-U-R-F-L-Ü-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Flugzeug, bei dem Tragflächen und Rumpf eine Einheit bilden, das ohne Höhenruder auskommt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nurflügel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der derzeit bekannteste Nurflügel ist der Northrop B-2 Tarnkappenbomber.
„Ein weiteres ungewöhnliches Flugzeug ist zumindest schon für den optionalen Einbau eines Elektromotors vorbereitet. Es ist ein Nurflügel von Horten Aircraft aus Eisenach.“
Synonyms
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.