auseinanderlaufen
[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“auseinanderlaufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in verschiedene Richtungen rennen
Corpus desk
Index DE-auseinanderlaufen · auseinanderlaufen · German
auseinanderlaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 | auseinanderlaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌlaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auseinanderlaufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auseinanderlaufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
auseinanderlaufen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is auseinanderlaufen, spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1in verschiedene Richtungen rennen
- 2in verschiedene Richtungen zeigen
- 3sich trennen
- 4sich verschieden entwickeln
- 5sich auf einer Fläche verteilen
- 6unterschiedlicher Meinung sein; differierende Interessen zu einem Thema zunehmend härter vertreten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auseinanderlaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Ferguson/USA:] „Als diese Gruppe bei der Ankunft der Polizei auseinandergelaufen sei, habe einer der Beteiligten eine Waffe gezogen, weshalb die Polizei das Feuer auf den 19-Jährigen eröffnet habe.“
„Ein Schwarz-Weiß-Foto […] zeigt ein Gewirr von Eisenbahnschienen, die sich kreuzen, sich vereinigen, sich wieder gabeln und in der Ferne ins Unbekannte auseinanderlaufen.“
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.