Gleitschirm

noun

The verdict

“Gleitschirm” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parapente.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gleitschirm · Gleitschirm · French

Gleitschirm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Gleitschirm
PropertyValue
HeadwordGleitschirm
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Gleitschirm » en français

Gleitschirmsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gleitschirm is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parapente.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Gleitschirm in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Gleitschirm, spelled G-L-E-I-T-S-C-H-I-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parapente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Pilot mit dem gelben Gleitschirm fliegt am höchsten

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gleitschirm"?
"Gleitschirm" is spelled G-L-E-I-T-S-C-H-I-R-M.
What does "Gleitschirm" mean?
As a noun, "Gleitschirm" means: Parapente.
What language does "Gleitschirm" come from?
"Gleitschirm" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list