auflauern
[ˈaʊ̯fˌlaʊ̯ɐn]
The verdict
“auflauern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in versteckter Stellung warten
Corpus desk
Index DE-auflauern · auflauern · German
auflauern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auflauern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯fˌlaʊ̯ɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auflauern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auflauern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌlaʊ̯ɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in versteckter Stellung warten".
Zero misspellings are on record for auflauern in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is auflauern, spelled A-U-F-L-A-U-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1in versteckter Stellung warten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how auflauern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Entführer lauert seinem Opfer auf.
This word in other languages
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.