belaufen

[bəˈlaʊ̯fn̩]

/[bəˈlaʊ̯fn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“belaufen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,439. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,439
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Menschen zu Fuß genutzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-belaufen · belaufen · German

belaufen · rank #23,439 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,439
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Begräbnis

Nearest frequency peer: Begräbnis (-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 „belaufen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „belaufen“ 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).

belaufen vs blauen
75% similar
belaufen vs berufen
75% similar
belaufen vs beläuft
63% similar

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

Key facts for belaufen
PropertyValue
Headwordbelaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈlaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,439
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „belaufen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.belaufenliegt 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: „Begräbnis“ (#23,438), „beliefert“ (#23,440), „Begebenheiten“ (#23,437). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „belaufen“ bei #23,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around belaufen (IPA [bəˈlaʊ̯fn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,439 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "von Menschen zu Fuß genutzt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for belaufen, with forms such as "bbelaufen", "bealufen", and "belafuen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "blauen", "berufen", "beläuft", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is belaufen, spelled B-E-L-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Menschen zu Fuß genutzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Direkt am Bahnhof beginnt die stark belaufene Fußgängerzone.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbelaufen
  • bealufen
  • belafuen
  • belauefn
  • belaufenn
  • belauffen
  • belaufne
  • bellaufen
  • beluafen
  • bleaufen
  • eblaufen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of belaufen - 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.

bbelaufen1bealufen2belafuen2belauefn2belaufenn1belauffen1belaufne2bellaufen1
Edit distance from "belaufen"

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 "belaufen"?
"belaufen" is spelled B-E-L-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈlaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "belaufen" mean?
As an adjective, "belaufen" means: von Menschen zu Fuß genutzt
What words are commonly confused with "belaufen"?
"belaufen" is commonly confused with "blauen", "berufen", "beläuft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "belaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belaufen" is [bəˈlaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belaufen" come from?
"belaufen" 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 "belaufen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list