Hindernislauf

[ˈhɪndɐnɪsˌlaʊ̯f]

/[ˈhɪndɐnɪsˌlaʊ̯f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hindernislauf” is uncommon German (frequency #81,666 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,666
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lauf, bei dem eine Person unter Überwindung von Hindernissen eine festgelegte Strecke laufen muss

Corpus desk

Index DE-hindernislauf · Hindernislauf · German

Hindernislauf · rank #81,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,666
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hinausgezögert

Nearest frequency peer: hinausgezögert (-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 „Hindernislauf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hindernislauf
PropertyValue
HeadwordHindernislauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪndɐnɪsˌlaʊ̯f]
Letters13
Frequency rank#81,666
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hindernislauf“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hinausgezögert“ (#81,665), „Herzleiden“ (#81,663), „hingerichteten“ (#81,669). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hindernislauf“ bei #81,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hindernislauf is uncommon German at frequency #81,666 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪndɐnɪsˌlaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Hindernislauf has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hindernislauf, spelled H-I-N-D-E-R-N-I-S-L-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lauf, bei dem eine Person unter Überwindung von Hindernissen eine festgelegte Strecke laufen muss
  2. 2
    mit (großen) Schwierigkeiten behafteter Prozess

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. [Moses Kiptanui:] „Bekannt wurde er für seine Erfolge im Hindernislauf über 3000 Meter.“
  2. „Maorikinder steigen gern auf knorrige Äste des Manukabaumes und machen Wettrennen oder Hindernisläufe.“

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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 "Hindernislauf"?
"Hindernislauf" is spelled H-I-N-D-E-R-N-I-S-L-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪndɐnɪsˌlaʊ̯f].
What does "Hindernislauf" mean?
As a noun, "Hindernislauf" means: Lauf, bei dem eine Person unter Überwindung von Hindernissen eine festgelegte Strecke laufen muss
How do you pronounce "Hindernislauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hindernislauf" is [ˈhɪndɐnɪsˌlaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hindernislauf" come from?
"Hindernislauf" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list