Laufbahn
German, noun/ˈlaʊ̯fˌbaːn/
Laufbahn is spelled L-A-U-F-B-A-H-N (8 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written German, the 9,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laufbahn is a German feminine noun meaning “track” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “persönliche Karriere eines Menschen in seinem Berufsleben”.
What does Laufbahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetrack
- 2
femininecareer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. persönliche Karriere eines Menschen in seinem Berufsleben 2. Anlage für Laufwettbewerbe 3. geregelte Folge von Dienstgraden im Staatsdienst
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Laufbahn
- Laufbahnen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Laufbahn?
- /ˈlaʊ̯fˌbaːn/
- [ˈlaʊ̯fˌbaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Laufbahn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Laufbahn in German?
Laufbahn appears 7.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).