Laufzeit
German, noun/ˈlaʊ̯ftsaɪ̯t/
Laufzeit is spelled L-A-U-F-Z-E-I-T (8 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written German, the 8,847th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laufzeit is a German feminine noun meaning “delay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verbrauchte Zeit für eine Strecke”.
What does Laufzeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedelay
- 2
femininerun time
- 3
feminineoperating life
- 4
feminineperiod of validity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verbrauchte Zeit für eine Strecke 2. Dauer eines Angebotes 3. Gültigkeitsdauer eines Gesetzes, Tarifs, einer Verordnung 4. Dauer eines Darlehens
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 Laufzeit
- Laufzeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Laufzeit?
- /ˈlaʊ̯ftsaɪ̯t/
- [ˈlaʊ̯fˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Laufzeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Laufzeit in German?
Laufzeit appears 7.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).