abläuft

[ˈapˌlɔɪ̯ft]

/[ˈapˌlɔɪ̯ft]/ verb

The verdict

“abläuft” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,226 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#14,226
frequency rank, German
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablaufen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abläuft vs Anlauf
43% similar
abläuft vs Anläufe
57% similar
abläuft vs Ablauf
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abläuft
PropertyValue
Headwordabläuft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌlɔɪ̯ft]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,226
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abläuft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abläuft lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for abläuft is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌlɔɪ̯ft]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,226 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablaufen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abläuft, with forms such as "abbläuft", "ablläuft", and "abluäft". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Anlauf", "Anläufe", "Ablauf", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is abläuft, spelled A-B-L-Ä-U-F-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablaufen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbläuft,ablläuft,abluäft,abläfut,abläufft,abläuftt,abläutf,abäluft,albäuft,baläuft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abläuft - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "abläuft"

abbläuft1ablläuft1abluäft2abläfut2abläufft1abläuftt1abläutf2abäluft2
Edit distance from "abläuft"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abläuft"?
"abläuft" is spelled A-B-L-Ä-U-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌlɔɪ̯ft].
What does "abläuft" mean?
As a verb, "abläuft" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ablaufen
What words are commonly confused with "abläuft"?
"abläuft" is commonly confused with "Anlauf", "Anläufe", "Ablauf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abläuft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abläuft" is [ˈapˌlɔɪ̯ft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abläuft" come from?
"abläuft" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “abläuft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-B-L-Ä-U-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈapˌlɔɪ̯ft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Anlauf” - see the side-by-side comparison. abläuft vs Anlauf
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list