Leerlauf
[ˈleːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]
The verdict
“Leerlauf” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,886. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,886
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand eines im Betrieb befindlichen Antriebs ohne Belastung oder ohne Arbeit verrichtend
Corpus desk
Index DE-leerlauf · Leerlauf · German
Leerlauf · rank #35,886 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #35,886
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH leistungsfähi…
Nearest frequency peer: leistungsfähige (+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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Leerlauf“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Kunstsammlu…
Kunstsammlung
64,118 corpus weight
- Lebensverhä…
Lebensverhältnisse
64,117 corpus weight
- Leerlauf
Leerlauf
64,115 corpus weight
- leistungsfä…
leistungsfähige
64,114 corpus weight
- Lemke
Lemke
64,113 corpus weight
- Lettern
Lettern
64,112 corpus weight
What this shows „Leerlauf“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leerlauf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #35,886 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Leerlauf“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Leerlauf (IPA [ˈleːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,886 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Zustand eines im Betrieb befindlichen Antriebs ohne Belastung oder ohne Arbeit verrichtend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leerlauf, with forms such as "elerlauf", "leelrauf", and "leeraluf". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Leerlauf, spelled L-E-E-R-L-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1Zustand eines im Betrieb befindlichen Antriebs ohne Belastung oder ohne Arbeit verrichtend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Leerlauf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Leerlauf hat der Elektromotor eine geringere Stromaufnahme als unter Last.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elerlauf
- leelrauf
- leeraluf
- leerlafu
- leerlauff
- leerllauf
- leerluaf
- leerrlauf
- lerelauf
- lerlauf
- lleerlauf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leerlauf - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Leerlauf", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).