schieflaufen
[ˈʃiːfˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“schieflaufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht wie geplant oder erwartet verlaufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schieflaufen · schieflaufen · German
schieflaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schieflaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃiːfˌlaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schieflaufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schieflaufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃiːfˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht wie geplant oder erwartet verlaufen".
schieflaufen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schieflaufen, spelled S-C-H-I-E-F-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1nicht wie geplant oder erwartet verlaufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schieflaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Vorhaben ist schiefgelaufen.
Oj, oj, oj, das läuft schief!
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.