eislaufen

[ˈaɪ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩]

/[ˈaɪ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“eislaufen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,515 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#60,515
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich mit Schlittschuhen auf einer Eisfläche bewegen (als Freizeitvergnügen, Sport oder Tanz)

Key facts for eislaufen
PropertyValue
Headwordeislaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɪ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,515
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “eislaufen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). eislaufen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for eislaufen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,515 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich mit Schlittschuhen auf einer Eisfläche bewegen (als Freizeitvergnügen, Sport oder Tanz)".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for eislaufen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is eislaufen, spelled E-I-S-L-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich mit Schlittschuhen auf einer Eisfläche bewegen (als Freizeitvergnügen, Sport oder Tanz)

This word in other languages

skate(English)patinar(Español)patiner(Français)patinar(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 "eislaufen"?
"eislaufen" is spelled E-I-S-L-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "eislaufen" mean?
As a verb, "eislaufen" means: sich mit Schlittschuhen auf einer Eisfläche bewegen (als Freizeitvergnügen, Sport oder Tanz)
How do you pronounce "eislaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eislaufen" is [ˈaɪ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eislaufen" come from?
"eislaufen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “eislaufen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-I-S-L-A-U-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaɪ̯sˌlaʊ̯fn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list