Laufbahn

Name: Laufbahn, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈlaʊ̯fˌbaːn]

/[ˈlaʊ̯fˌbaːn]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Laufbahn” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,402
frequency rank, German: 2,640
“L” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - persönliche Karriere eines Menschen in seinem Berufsleben

Corpus desk

Index DE-laufbahn · Laufbahn · German

Laufbahn · rank #9,402 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-COMMON #9,402
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,640
PHOTO-FINISH Langeweile

Nearest frequency peer: Langeweile (-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.

lade

90,602
Landung

90,601
Langeweile

90,600
Laufbahn

90,599
lehnen

90,598
Leistungsfä…

90,597

What this shows „Laufbahn“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Laufbahn vs Laufband

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Laufbahn
Property	Value
Headword	Laufbahn
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈlaʊ̯fˌbaːn]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#9,402
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Laufbahn“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Laufbahnliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#9,402

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Langeweile“ (#9,401), „lehnen“ (#9,403), „Landung“ (#9,400). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Laufbahn“ bei #9,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Laufbahn (IPA [ˈlaʊ̯fˌbaːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,402 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Laufbahn, with forms such as "alufbahn", "lafubahn", and "laubfahn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Laufband", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Laufbahn, spelled L-A-U-F-B-A-H-N.

Definition

1
persönliche Karriere eines Menschen in seinem Berufsleben
2
Anlage für Laufwettbewerbe
3
geregelte Folge von Dienstgraden im Staatsdienst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Wahlbestechungen wurden ein gängiges Mittel der Politik, und gegen Ende des 2. Jahrhunderts v.Chr. setzte eine erfolgreiche politische Laufbahn nicht mehr ausschließlich die Zugehörigkeit zur Nobilität und persönliche Leistung voraus, sondern vor allem große Geldmittel.“
„Betreut wurde die Arbeit von einem Doktorvater, der seine Laufbahn als Dozent an den Pädagogischen Hochschulen in Braunschweig und Neuss begonnen hatte - jeweils Einrichtungen, die kein Promotionsrecht hatten.“

Synonyms

BerufslaufbahnKarriere Werdegang Bahn Flugbahn Umlaufbahn

Antonyms

Rennbahn

This word in other languages

career(English)carrera(Español)carrière(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

alufbahn
lafubahn
laubfahn
laufabhn
laufbahhn
laufbahnn
laufbanh
laufbbahn
laufbhan
lauffbahn
llaufbahn
luafbahn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Laufbahn - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Laufbahn"

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 "Laufbahn"?

"Laufbahn" is spelled L-A-U-F-B-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaʊ̯fˌbaːn].

What does "Laufbahn" mean?

As a noun, "Laufbahn" means: persönliche Karriere eines Menschen in seinem Berufsleben

What words are commonly confused with "Laufbahn"?

"Laufbahn" is commonly confused with "Laufband". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Laufbahn"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Laufbahn" is [ˈlaʊ̯fˌbaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Laufbahn" come from?

"Laufbahn" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kulissen#9,398 leuchtet#9,406 Kopftuch#9,395 Kliniken#9,391

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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