Segelflieger

[ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfliːɡɐ]

/[ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfliːɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Segelflieger” is uncommon German (frequency #93,578 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,578
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die das Fliegen mit Segelflugzeugen betreibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-segelflieger · Segelflieger · German

Segelflieger · rank #93,578 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,578
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seilschaft

Nearest frequency peer: Seilschaft (+1 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 „Segelflieger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Segelflieger
PropertyValue
HeadwordSegelflieger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfliːɡɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#93,578
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Segelflieger“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seilschaft“ (#93,579), „selbstgefällige“ (#93,580), „Schürfwunden“ (#93,575). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Segelflieger“ bei #93,578. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Segelflieger is uncommon German at frequency #93,578 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfliːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Segelflieger has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Segelflieger, spelled S-E-G-E-L-F-L-I-E-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die das Fliegen mit Segelflugzeugen betreibt
  2. 2
    für den Segelflug konstruiertes Luftfahrzeug

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Segelflieger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Es handelt sich um einen leidenschaftlichen Segelflieger, der sich wegen zwischenmenschlicher Probleme in die Behandlung begeben hat.“
  2. „Sechs deutsche Segelflieger, unter ihnen Hanna Reitsch, überqueren von Salzburg aus die Alpen und landen bei Udine.“

Synonyms

SeglerSegelflugzeugSegler

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 "Segelflieger"?
"Segelflieger" is spelled S-E-G-E-L-F-L-I-E-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfliːɡɐ].
What does "Segelflieger" mean?
As a noun, "Segelflieger" means: Person, die das Fliegen mit Segelflugzeugen betreibt
How do you pronounce "Segelflieger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Segelflieger" is [ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfliːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Segelflieger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Segelflieger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schürfwunden#93,575Seminaristen#93,583Sichtkontakt#93,591Schwachmaten#93,562

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list