Probelauf

[ˈpʁoːbəˌlaʊ̯f]

/[ˈpʁoːbəˌlaʊ̯f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Probelauf” is uncommon German (frequency #80,799 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,799
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Test, der die Funktionsfähigkeit überprüfen soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-probelauf · Probelauf · German

Probelauf · rank #80,799 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,799
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Presseausweis

Nearest frequency peer: Presseausweis (-2 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 „Probelauf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Probelauf
PropertyValue
HeadwordProbelauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁoːbəˌlaʊ̯f]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,799
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Probelauf“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Presseausweis“ (#80,797), „profitabler“ (#80,801), „Programmdirektor“ (#80,802). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Probelauf“ bei #80,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Probelauf is uncommon German at frequency #80,799 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁoːbəˌlaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Probelauf in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Probelauf, spelled P-R-O-B-E-L-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Test, der die Funktionsfähigkeit überprüfen soll
  2. 2
    erster Lauf eines Athleten auf einer Rennstrecke
  3. 3
    Lauf eines Athleten zur Überprüfung seiner Leistungsfähigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Probelauf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Fanden Probeläufe bislang ausschließlich mit zukünftigen Mitarbeitern des Großflughafens statt, sollen nun im Zusammenspiel von Angestellten, Mitarbeitern der Bundespolizei und potenziellen Reisenden die Abläufe eines normalen Flugbetriebs durchgespielt werden.“
  2. Der Trainer erkannte nach dem Probelauf noch einige Möglichkeiten zur Verbesserung seiner Leistung.

Synonyms

ProbebetriebTestbetriebTestlauf

This word in other languages

simulacro(Español)

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 "Probelauf"?
"Probelauf" is spelled P-R-O-B-E-L-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁoːbəˌlaʊ̯f].
What does "Probelauf" mean?
As a noun, "Probelauf" means: Test, der die Funktionsfähigkeit überprüfen soll
How do you pronounce "Probelauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Probelauf" is [ˈpʁoːbəˌlaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Probelauf" come from?
"Probelauf" 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 "Probelauf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list