Anläufe

[ˈanlɔɪ̯fə]

/[ˈanlɔɪ̯fə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anläufe” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,704. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,704
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anlauf

Corpus desk

Index DE-anlaufe · Anläufe · German

Anläufe · rank #48,704 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,704
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anlieger

Nearest frequency peer: Anlieger (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Anläufe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Anläufe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im 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).

Anläufe vs Anrufe
71% similar
Anläufe vs Anlage
57% similar
Anläufe vs Ablauf
57% similar

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

Key facts for Anläufe
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnläufe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanlɔɪ̯fə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,704
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anläufe“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Anläufeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anlieger“ (#48,703), „ansteckende“ (#48,705), „angle“ (#48,702). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anläufe“ bei #48,704. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Anläufe (IPA [ˈanlɔɪ̯fə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,704 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anläufe, with forms such as "alnäufe", "anlläufe", and "anluäfe". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Anrufe", "Anlage", "Ablauf", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Anläufe, spelled A-N-L-Ä-U-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anlauf
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Anlauf
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Anlauf

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alnäufe
  • anlläufe
  • anluäfe
  • anläfue
  • anläuef
  • anläuffe
  • annläufe
  • anälufe
  • naläufe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anläufe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alnäufe2anlläufe1anluäfe2anläfue2anläuef2anläuffe1annläufe1anälufe2
Edit distance from "Anläufe"

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 "Anläufe"?
"Anläufe" is spelled A-N-L-Ä-U-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanlɔɪ̯fə].
What does "Anläufe" mean?
As a noun, "Anläufe" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anlauf
What words are commonly confused with "Anläufe"?
"Anläufe" is commonly confused with "Anrufe", "Anlage", "Ablauf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anläufe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anläufe" is [ˈanlɔɪ̯fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anläufe" come from?
"Anläufe" 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 "Anläufe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list