Segelflug

[ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfluːk]

/[ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfluːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Segelflug” is uncommon German (frequency #94,862 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,862
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewegung durch die Luft mit einem Segelflugzeug

Corpus desk

Index DE-segelflug · Segelflug · German

Segelflug · rank #94,862 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,862
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Segeltuch

Nearest frequency peer: Segeltuch (+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 „Segelflug“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Segelflug
PropertyValue
HeadwordSegelflug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfluːk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#94,862
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Segelflug“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Segeltuch“ (#94,863), „Seesterne“ (#94,860), „Segmentierung“ (#94,864). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Segelflug“ bei #94,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Segelflug is uncommon German at frequency #94,862 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfluːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewegung durch die Luft mit einem Segelflugzeug".

No misspelling variants are generated for Segelflug in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Segelflug, spelled S-E-G-E-L-F-L-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewegung durch die Luft mit einem Segelflugzeug

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In Auslegung der LuftVO und in Anlehnung an den Segelflug enthält die Hängegleiterbetriebsordnung besondere Regeln für Hang- und Thermikflug, um die Flugbewegungen zu koordinieren, […].“
  2. „Nicht nur im Motorflug, sondern auch im Segelflug finden sich überzogene Flugzustände oder gar Trudeln regelmäßig als Ursache von Unfällen in den Statistiken der BfU.

Synonyms

Segelfliegen

This word in other languages

vol à voile(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 "Segelflug"?
"Segelflug" is spelled S-E-G-E-L-F-L-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfluːk].
What does "Segelflug" mean?
As a noun, "Segelflug" means: Bewegung durch die Luft mit einem Segelflugzeug
How do you pronounce "Segelflug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Segelflug" is [ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfluːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Segelflug" come from?
"Segelflug" 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 "Segelflug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Segeltuch#94,863Seesterne#94,860schwärzen#94,850spielbare#94,906

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list