Verlaufs

[fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fs]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fs]/ noun

The verdict

“Verlaufs” is uncommon German (frequency #63,903 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,903
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verlauf

Corpus desk

Index DE-verlaufs · Verlaufs · German

Verlaufs · rank #63,903 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,903
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verlesung

Nearest frequency peer: Verlesung (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Verlaufs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verlaufs
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerlaufs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verlaufs“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verlesung“ (#63,904), „Verkehrsbehinderungen“ (#63,901), „vermeintliches“ (#63,905). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verlaufs“ bei #63,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verlaufs is uncommon German at frequency #63,903 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verlauf".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Verlaufs, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Verlaufs, spelled V-E-R-L-A-U-F-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verlauf

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 "Verlaufs"?
"Verlaufs" is spelled V-E-R-L-A-U-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fs].
What does "Verlaufs" mean?
As a noun, "Verlaufs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Verlauf
How do you pronounce "Verlaufs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verlaufs" is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verlaufs" come from?
"Verlaufs" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Verlaufs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list