segelfliegen
[ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“segelfliegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem Luftfahrzeug ohne Motor (Gleitflugzeug, Segelflugzeug) beziehungsweise mit abgestellten Hilfsmotor (Motorsegler) unterwegs sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-segelfliegen · segelfliegen · German
segelfliegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | segelfliegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „segelfliegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
segelfliegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem Luftfahrzeug ohne Motor (Gleitflugzeug, Segelflugzeug) beziehungsweise mit abgestellten Hilfsmotor (Motorsegler) unterwegs sein".
No generated misspelling entries exist for segelfliegen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 segelfliegen, spelled S-E-G-E-L-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1in einem Luftfahrzeug ohne Motor (Gleitflugzeug, Segelflugzeug) beziehungsweise mit abgestellten Hilfsmotor (Motorsegler) unterwegs sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how segelfliegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wo hast du segelfliegen gelernt?
Sie verbrachte den Rest des Sommers golfend und segelfliegend.
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.