Steigflug
[ˈʃtaɪ̯kˌfluːk]
The verdict
“Steigflug” 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 May 6, 2026) - Flugmanöver, bei dem ein Luftfahrzeug seine Flughöhe steigert; mit dem ein Höhengewinn erreicht wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Steigflug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯kˌfluːk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Steigflug” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Steigflug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯kˌfluːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Flugmanöver, bei dem ein Luftfahrzeug seine Flughöhe steigert; mit dem ein Höhengewinn erreicht wird".
Steigflug has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Steigflug, spelled S-T-E-I-G-F-L-U-G.
Definition
- 1Flugmanöver, bei dem ein Luftfahrzeug seine Flughöhe steigert; mit dem ein Höhengewinn erreicht wird
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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.
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Using “Steigflug”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-I-G-F-L-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtaɪ̯kˌfluːk] (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.