Laugen
German, noun[ˈlaʊ̯ɡn̩]
Laugen is spelled L-A-U-G-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 76,606th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laugen is a German neuter noun meaning “gerund of laugen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Laugen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutergerund of laugen
noun
- 1
plural of Lauge
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine ätzende Flüssigkeit (Lauge) anwenden, zum Beispiel um etwas zu reinigen
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 Laugen
- Laugens genitive
- lauge present
- laugst present
- laugt present
- laugte past
- laug! imperative singular
- lauge! imperative singular
- laugt! imperative plural
- gelaugt participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- gelaugt haben active infinitive perfect
- gelaugt werden processual-passive infinitive present
- gelaugt worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- gelaugt sein statal-passive infinitive present
- gelaugt gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- zu laugen active extended infinitive
- gelaugt zu haben active extended infinitive
- gelaugt zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Laugen?
- [ˈlaʊ̯ɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Laugen in German?
Laugen appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).