luften

\lɵftən\

/\lɵftən\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominatif singulier de la forme définie du substantif : luft.

Corpus desk

Index FR-luften · luften · French

luften · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 luften
PropertyValue
Headwordluften
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɵftən\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « luften » en français

luftenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

luften is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɵftən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nominatif singulier de la forme définie du substantif : luft.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for luften in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is luften, spelled L-U-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominatif singulier de la forme définie du substantif : luft.

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 "luften"?
"luften" is spelled L-U-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \lɵftən\.
What does "luften" mean?
As a noun, "luften" means: Nominatif singulier de la forme définie du substantif : luft.
How do you pronounce "luften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luften" is \lɵftən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luften" come from?
"luften" 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