Laffe
[ˈlafə]
The verdict
“Laffe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eitler Mensch
Corpus desk
Index DE-laffe · Laffe · German
Laffe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Laffe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlafə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Laffe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Laffe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlafə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eitler Mensch".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Laffe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Laffe, spelled L-A-F-F-E.
Definition
- 1eitler Mensch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Laffe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„‚Der Laffe möge erst etwas lernen, bevor er mich beurteilt!‘ soll der erregte Meister ausgerufen haben.“
„»Verdammt«, schimpfte Martens, »da füttert man die Laffen durch, und dann sitzt man allein in der Tinte. Was woll'n Sie eigentlich von mir?«“
This word in other languages
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.