Laufschuh
[ˈlaʊ̯fˌʃuː]
The verdict
“Laufschuh” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schuh, der bequem und für längeres Gehen geeignet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-laufschuh · Laufschuh · German
Laufschuh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Laufschuh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaʊ̯fˌʃuː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Laufschuh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Laufschuh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaʊ̯fˌʃuː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Laufschuh in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Laufschuh, spelled L-A-U-F-S-C-H-U-H.
Definition
- 1Schuh, der bequem und für längeres Gehen geeignet ist
- 2Schuh, bestimmt für sportliches Laufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Laufschuh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Frauen allerdings unterscheiden schlau Sitz-, Steh-, Geh- und Laufschuhe, was dann für den Sitz- und Stehschuh die meist unbefleckte Sohle erklärt.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.