hinlaufen
[ˈhɪnˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“hinlaufen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #95,721 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #95,721
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich schnell zu Fuß zu einem bestimmten Ort begeben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hinlaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhɪnˌlaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,721 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hinlaufen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hinlaufen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɪnˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #95,721 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
hinlaufen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hinlaufen, spelled H-I-N-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich schnell zu Fuß zu einem bestimmten Ort begeben
- 2sich (mit mäßiger Geschwindigkeit) gehend irgendwohin begeben
- 3jemanden oder etwas sofort aufsuchen; sich unverzüglich an jemanden oder etwas wenden
- 4in eine bestimmte Richtung, zu eine bestimmte Stelle verlaufen
- 5(ohne erkennbares, festes Ziel) von einer Stelle zu einer anderen laufen
- 6gemächlich strömen; ohne große Ereignisse vor sich hin fließen
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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.
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Using “hinlaufen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-L-A-U-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɪnˌlaʊ̯fn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.