für lau
[fyːɐ̯ ˈlaʊ̯]
The verdict
“für lau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Bezahlung, Entgelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-fur-lau · für lau · German
für lau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | für lau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [fyːɐ̯ ˈlaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „für lau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
für lau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [fyːɐ̯ ˈlaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Bezahlung, Entgelt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for für lau, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is für lau, spelled F-Ü-R- -L-A-U.
Definition
- 1ohne Bezahlung, Entgelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how für lau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Verglichen mit seinem Rivalen Kidd, hat Gabler fast für lau gearbeitet:[…].“
„Und das Beste ist: Das Benutzen der Badeanstalt ist bis auf weiteres kostenlos, gratis, für lau, umsonst.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.