laufenden

/[ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dən]/ adj

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Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,669

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

laufenden is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs laufend Pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dən]. It ranks #3,669 in German word frequency. Often confused with laufender and laufendes.

Key facts for laufenden
PropertyValue
Headwordlaufenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,669
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of laufenden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for laufenden is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dən]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,669 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for laufenden, with forms such as "alufenden", "lafuenden", and "lauefnden". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "laufender", "laufendes", "laufend", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is laufenden, spelled L-A-U-F-E-N-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs laufend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alufenden,lafuenden,lauefnden,laufednen,laufendden,laufendenn,laufendne,laufenedn,laufennden,lauffenden,laufneden,llaufenden,luafenden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for laufenden

Misspelling Variants of "laufenden"

alufenden9lafuenden9lauefnden9laufednen9laufendden10laufendenn10laufendne9laufenedn9
Misspelling Variants of "laufenden"

Frequency rank: #3,669 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "laufenden"?
"laufenden" is spelled L-A-U-F-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dən].
What does "laufenden" mean?
As an adj, "laufenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs laufend
What words are commonly confused with "laufenden"?
"laufenden" is commonly confused with "laufender", "laufendes", "laufend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laufenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laufenden" is [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laufenden" come from?
"laufenden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.