Lufthansa

/lʊftˈhɑːnsə/

//lʊftˈhɑːnsə// name

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"lufthansa" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Lufthansa” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,968. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,968
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The national airline of Germany.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lufthansa · Lufthansa · English

Lufthansa · rank #34,968 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,968
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Litchfield

Nearest frequency peer: Litchfield (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Lufthansa”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Lufthansa” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lufthansa
PropertyValue
HeadwordLufthansa
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/lʊftˈhɑːnsə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,968
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Lufthansa”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Lufthansalands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Litchfield” (#34,966), “lunge” (#34,970), “lyra” (#34,971). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Lufthansa” is #34,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Lufthansa (IPA /lʊftˈhɑːnsə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,968 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The national airline of Germany.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lufthansa, with forms such as "lfuthansa", "llufthansa", and "luffthansa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Lufthansa, from a compound of Luft (“air”) + Hansa (“guild; Hanseatic League”). The correct English form is Lufthansa, spelled L-U-F-T-H-A-N-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The national airline of Germany.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lufthansa, from a compound of Luft (“air”) + Hansa (“guild; Hanseatic League”).

This word in other languages

Lufthansa(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lfuthansa
  • llufthansa
  • luffthansa
  • lufhtansa
  • luftahnsa
  • lufthanas
  • lufthannsa
  • lufthanssa
  • lufthasna
  • lufthhansa
  • lufthnasa
  • luftthansa
  • lutfhansa
  • ulfthansa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lufthansa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lfuthansa2llufthansa1luffthansa1lufhtansa2luftahnsa2lufthanas2lufthannsa1lufthanssa1
Edit distance from "Lufthansa"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lufthansa"?
"Lufthansa" is spelled L-U-F-T-H-A-N-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is /lʊftˈhɑːnsə/.
What does "Lufthansa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lufthansa" means: The national airline of Germany.
What are common misspellings of "Lufthansa"?
Common misspellings include "lfuthansa", "llufthansa", "luffthansa", "lufhtansa", "luftahnsa". The correct spelling is "Lufthansa".
How do you pronounce "Lufthansa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lufthansa" is /lʊftˈhɑːnsə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Lufthansa"?
Borrowed from German Lufthansa, from a compound of Luft (“air”) + Hansa (“guild; Hanseatic League”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list