läufig
German, adjective/ˈlɔɪ̯fɪç/
läufig is spelled L-Ä-U-F-I-G (6 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 142,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Läufig is a German adjective meaning “in heat, on heat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “paarungsbereit (bei Hunden)”.
What does läufig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
in heat, on heat
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. paarungsbereit (bei Hunden) 2. in Bewegung, im vorgesehenen Funktionszustand befindlich
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 läufig
- läufiger masculine nominative singular
- am läufigsten superlative
- läufige feminine nominative singular
- läufiges neuter nominative singular
- läufigen genitive masculine singular
- läufigem dative masculine singular
- der läufige definite includes-article masculine
- die läufige definite feminine includes-article
- das läufige definite includes-article neuter
- die läufigen definite includes-article nominative
- des läufigen definite genitive includes-article
- der läufigen definite feminine genitive
- dem läufigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce läufig?
- /ˈlɔɪ̯fɪç/
- /ˈlɔɪ̯fɪk/
- [ˈlɔɪ̯fɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is läufig in German?
läufig appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).