Sturzflug

[ˈʃtʊʁt͡sˌfluːk]

/[ˈʃtʊʁt͡sˌfluːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sturzflug” is uncommon German (frequency #60,120 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,120
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flug, der in sehr spitzem Winkel/fast senkrecht Richtung Erdboden geht

Corpus desk

Index DE-sturzflug · Sturzflug · German

Sturzflug · rank #60,120 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,120
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sturmtief

Nearest frequency peer: Sturmtief (-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 „Sturzflug“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sturzflug
PropertyValue
HeadwordSturzflug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʊʁt͡sˌfluːk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,120
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sturzflug“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sturzflugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sturmtief“ (#60,119), „Stummfilm“ (#60,117), „Superintendenten“ (#60,123). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sturzflug“ bei #60,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sturzflug is uncommon German at frequency #60,120 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʊʁt͡sˌfluːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Flug, der in sehr spitzem Winkel/fast senkrecht Richtung Erdboden geht".

Zero misspellings are on record for Sturzflug in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sturzflug, spelled S-T-U-R-Z-F-L-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Flug, der in sehr spitzem Winkel/fast senkrecht Richtung Erdboden geht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der Knall der Detonationen verschmolz mit dem unaufhörlichen Donnern, in das sich, wie das Geräusch von Elektrobohrern, die Eisen bohren, das dröhnende Gebrumm von Flugzeugen im Sturzflug hineinschraubte.“

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 "Sturzflug"?
"Sturzflug" is spelled S-T-U-R-Z-F-L-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʊʁt͡sˌfluːk].
What does "Sturzflug" mean?
As a noun, "Sturzflug" means: Flug, der in sehr spitzem Winkel/fast senkrecht Richtung Erdboden geht
How do you pronounce "Sturzflug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sturzflug" is [ˈʃtʊʁt͡sˌfluːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sturzflug" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sturmtief#60,119Stummfilm#60,117Südtirols#60,126Tantiemen#60,133

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list