Laufwerke

[ˈlaʊ̯fˌvɛʁkə]

/[ˈlaʊ̯fˌvɛʁkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Laufwerke” is uncommon German (frequency #66,431 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,431
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Laufwerk

Corpus desk

Index DE-laufwerke · Laufwerke · German

Laufwerke · rank #66,431 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,431
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lauben

Nearest frequency peer: Lauben (-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 „Laufwerke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Laufwerke
PropertyValue
HeadwordLaufwerke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaʊ̯fˌvɛʁkə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,431
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Laufwerke“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Laufwerkefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lauben“ (#66,430), „Laumann“ (#66,432), „lauschten“ (#66,433). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Laufwerke“ bei #66,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Laufwerke is uncommon German at frequency #66,431 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaʊ̯fˌvɛʁkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Laufwerke doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Laufwerke, spelled L-A-U-F-W-E-R-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Laufwerk
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Laufwerk
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Laufwerk
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Laufwerk

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 "Laufwerke"?
"Laufwerke" is spelled L-A-U-F-W-E-R-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaʊ̯fˌvɛʁkə].
What does "Laufwerke" mean?
As a noun, "Laufwerke" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Laufwerk
How do you pronounce "Laufwerke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Laufwerke" is [ˈlaʊ̯fˌvɛʁkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Laufwerke" come from?
"Laufwerke" 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 "Laufwerke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lauschten#66,433Ladendieb#66,423leihweise#66,440Kreissäge#66,410

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list