# Luftwaffe

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlʊftvafə/ · frequency rank #36,230

## Definitions
1. The German air force, especially during the Second World War.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Luftwaffe (literally “an air-weapon”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`lfutwaffe`, `lluftwaffe`, `lufftwaffe`, `luftawffe`, `lufttwaffe`, `luftwafe`, `luftwafef`, `luftwfafe`, `luftwwaffe`, `lufwtaffe`, `lutfwaffe`, `ulftwaffe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/luftwaffe