Laufvogel
[ˈlaʊ̯fˌfoːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Laufvogel” 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) - ein flugunfähiger Vogel mit kräftigen Laufbeinen und kurzen Flügeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-laufvogel · Laufvogel · German
Laufvogel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Laufvogel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaʊ̯fˌfoːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Laufvogel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Laufvogel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaʊ̯fˌfoːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein flugunfähiger Vogel mit kräftigen Laufbeinen und kurzen Flügeln".
No misspelling variants are generated for Laufvogel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Laufvogel, spelled L-A-U-F-V-O-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein flugunfähiger Vogel mit kräftigen Laufbeinen und kurzen Flügeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Laufvogel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der bis 1,80 m hohe Emu ist ein flugunfähiger Laufvogel, der bis 50 km/h schnell laufen kann und auch gut schwimmt.“
„Vögel, die fliegen, sind anders gebaut als Laufvögel.“
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.