Bachlauf

[ˈbaxˌlaʊ̯f]

/[ˈbaxˌlaʊ̯f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bachlauf” is uncommon German (frequency #60,379 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,379
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verlauf eines kleinen Fließgewässers

Corpus desk

Index DE-bachlauf · Bachlauf · German

Bachlauf · rank #60,379 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,379
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH avanti

Nearest frequency peer: avanti (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Bachlauf“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bachlauf“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bachlauf
PropertyValue
HeadwordBachlauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaxˌlaʊ̯f]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bachlauf“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bachlauffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „avanti“ (#60,378), „Backblech“ (#60,380), „Autokratie“ (#60,377). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bachlauf“ bei #60,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bachlauf is uncommon German at frequency #60,379 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaxˌlaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verlauf eines kleinen Fließgewässers".

Zero misspellings are on record for Bachlauf in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bachlauf, spelled B-A-C-H-L-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verlauf eines kleinen Fließgewässers

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Bachlauf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Idarbach ist ein Bachlauf im Hunsrück.“

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 "Bachlauf"?
"Bachlauf" is spelled B-A-C-H-L-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaxˌlaʊ̯f].
What does "Bachlauf" mean?
As a noun, "Bachlauf" means: Verlauf eines kleinen Fließgewässers
How do you pronounce "Bachlauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bachlauf" is [ˈbaxˌlaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bachlauf" come from?
"Bachlauf" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

baldiges#60,384Baldrian#60,385Balkonen#60,386Bankraub#60,390

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list