Dauerlauf

[ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌlaʊ̯f]

/[ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌlaʊ̯f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dauerlauf” is uncommon German (frequency #91,456 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,456
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - längerer Lauf, häufig zum Training, in gleichmäßigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo

Corpus desk

Index DE-dauerlauf · Dauerlauf · German

Dauerlauf · rank #91,456 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,456
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Datenpakete

Nearest frequency peer: Datenpakete (-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 „Dauerlauf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dauerlauf
PropertyValue
HeadwordDauerlauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌlaʊ̯f]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,456
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dauerlauf“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dauerlauffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Datenpakete“ (#91,455), „Dauerstress“ (#91,457), „Datendiebstahl“ (#91,454). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dauerlauf“ bei #91,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dauerlauf is uncommon German at frequency #91,456 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌlaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "längerer Lauf, häufig zum Training, in gleichmäßigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo".

Dauerlauf has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dauerlauf, spelled D-A-U-E-R-L-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    längerer Lauf, häufig zum Training, in gleichmäßigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie machen ihren Dauerlauf, schwimmen, gehen spazieren.“
  2. „In der Mittagspause macht er regelmäßig einen Dauerlauf am Rheinufer.“

Antonyms

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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 "Dauerlauf"?
"Dauerlauf" is spelled D-A-U-E-R-L-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌlaʊ̯f].
What does "Dauerlauf" mean?
As a noun, "Dauerlauf" means: längerer Lauf, häufig zum Training, in gleichmäßigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo
How do you pronounce "Dauerlauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dauerlauf" is [ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌlaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dauerlauf" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list