Segelflug
[ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfluːk]
The verdict
“Segelflug” is an uncommon German word, ranked #94,862 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #94,862
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bewegung durch die Luft mit einem Segelflugzeug
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Segelflug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfluːk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #94,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Segelflug” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Segelflug is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfluːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #94,862 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1Bewegung durch die Luft mit einem Segelflugzeug
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Segelflug”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-G-E-L-F-L-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfluːk] (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.