Laufsteg
[ˈlaʊ̯fˌʃteːk]
The verdict
“Laufsteg” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #39,498 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,498
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erhöhter, schmaler Steg auf dem man gehen kann
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Laufsteg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaʊ̯fˌʃteːk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #39,498 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Laufsteg” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Laufsteg is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaʊ̯fˌʃteːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,498 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "erhöhter, schmaler Steg auf dem man gehen kann".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Laufsteg, with forms such as "alufsteg", "lafusteg", and "lauffsteg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "läufst", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Laufsteg, spelled L-A-U-F-S-T-E-G.
Definition
- 1erhöhter, schmaler Steg auf dem man gehen kann
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alufsteg,lafusteg,lauffsteg,laufsetg,laufssteg,laufstegg,laufstge,laufstteg,lauftseg,lausfteg,llaufsteg,luafsteg
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Laufsteg - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Laufsteg”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-A-U-F-S-T-E-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlaʊ̯fˌʃteːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “läufst” - see the side-by-side comparison. Laufsteg vs läufst
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.