abläuft

[ˈapˌlɔɪ̯ft]

/[ˈapˌlɔɪ̯ft]/ verb

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The verdict

“abläuft” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,226
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ablauft · abläuft · German

abläuft · rank #14,226 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,226
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ablesen

Nearest frequency peer: ablesen (-1 rank slots)

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 “abläuft”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “abläuft” 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

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)

Wo “abläuft” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abläuftliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „ablesen“ (#14,225), „abzuwarten“ (#14,227), „Abhilfe“ (#14,224). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around abläuft (IPA [ˈapˌlɔɪ̯ft]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,226 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abläuft, spelled A-B-L-Ä-U-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    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 - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

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.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ablesen#14,225Abhilfe#14,224zählten#14,219zusagen#14,217

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

alleinige10 variantsZombies10 variantsBastian10 variantswitzige10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list