Laufes

[ˈlaʊ̯fəs]

/[ˈlaʊ̯fəs]/ noun

The verdict

“Laufes” is uncommon German (frequency #55,502 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,502
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lauf

Corpus desk

Index DE-laufes · Laufes · German

Laufes · rank #55,502 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,502
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH latenten

Nearest frequency peer: latenten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Laufes“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Laufes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Laufes
PropertyValue
HeadwordLaufes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaʊ̯fəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,502
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Laufes“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Laufesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „latenten“ (#55,501), „Laupheim“ (#55,503), „landscape“ (#55,500). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Laufes“ bei #55,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Laufes is uncommon German at frequency #55,502 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaʊ̯fəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lauf".

Laufes has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Laufes, spelled L-A-U-F-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lauf

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 "Laufes"?
"Laufes" is spelled L-A-U-F-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaʊ̯fəs].
What does "Laufes" mean?
As a noun, "Laufes" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lauf
How do you pronounce "Laufes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Laufes" is [ˈlaʊ̯fəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Laufes" come from?
"Laufes" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list