Lafer

[ˈlaːfɐ]

/[ˈlaːfɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Lafer” is uncommon German (frequency #98,735 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,735
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

Key facts for Lafer
PropertyValue
HeadwordLafer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlaːfɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,735
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lafer” 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). Lafer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lafer is uncommon German at frequency #98,735 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlaːfɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname".

Lafer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lafer, spelled L-A-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

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 "Lafer"?
"Lafer" is spelled L-A-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaːfɐ].
What does "Lafer" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lafer" means: deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Lafer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lafer" is [ˈlaːfɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lafer" come from?
"Lafer" 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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Using “Lafer”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlaːfɐ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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