davonlaufen

[daˈfɔnˌlaʊ̯fn̩]

/[daˈfɔnˌlaʊ̯fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“davonlaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,016 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,016
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich schnell vom Ort des Geschehens entfernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-davonlaufen · davonlaufen · German

davonlaufen · rank #52,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,016
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Datenlage

Nearest frequency peer: Datenlage (-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 „davonlaufen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for davonlaufen
PropertyValue
Headworddavonlaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[daˈfɔnˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,016
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „davonlaufen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).davonlaufenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Datenlage“ (#52,015), „dealen“ (#52,017), „darstellenden“ (#52,014). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „davonlaufen“ bei #52,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

davonlaufen is uncommon German at frequency #52,016 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [daˈfɔnˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich schnell vom Ort des Geschehens entfernen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for davonlaufen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 davonlaufen, spelled D-A-V-O-N-L-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich schnell vom Ort des Geschehens entfernen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es klingelte und als er die Tür öffnete, sah er die Gören davonlaufen.
  2. laufen im Sinne von segeln: „Während ihres Kriegseinsatzes konnte sie so mehrfach überlegenen britischen Schiffen davonlaufen.“

Synonyms

davonrennenweglaufenwegrennen

Antonyms

bleibendableibenhierbleibenstehenbleiben

This word in other languages

run away(English)huir(Español)s'enfuir(Français)escapar(Português)

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 "davonlaufen"?
"davonlaufen" is spelled D-A-V-O-N-L-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [daˈfɔnˌlaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "davonlaufen" mean?
As a verb, "davonlaufen" means: sich schnell vom Ort des Geschehens entfernen
How do you pronounce "davonlaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "davonlaufen" is [daˈfɔnˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "davonlaufen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Connections#52,010Blutspenden#51,991eingegraben#52,047beständigen#51,977

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list