vorbeilaufen

[foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩]

/[foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorbeilaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,010 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,010
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - während des Gehens/Laufens etwas passieren; an etwas vorbeigehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorbeilaufen · vorbeilaufen · German

vorbeilaufen · rank #72,010 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,010
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Volksaufstand

Nearest frequency peer: Volksaufstand (-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 „vorbeilaufen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorbeilaufen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorbeilaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#72,010
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorbeilaufen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vorbeilaufenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Volksaufstand“ (#72,009), „vorbildliches“ (#72,011), „Voerde“ (#72,008). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorbeilaufen“ bei #72,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorbeilaufen is uncommon German at frequency #72,010 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "während des Gehens/Laufens etwas passieren; an etwas vorbeigehen".

No misspelling variants are generated for vorbeilaufen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vorbeilaufen, spelled V-O-R-B-E-I-L-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    während des Gehens/Laufens etwas passieren; an etwas vorbeigehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir sind gestern Abend an den weihnachtlich geschmückten Schaufenstern vorbeigelaufen.
  2. Entschuldigung, dass ich einfach vorbeigelaufen bin, ich habe Sie gar nicht so schnell erkannt.

Antonyms

stehenbleibenzurücklaufen

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 "vorbeilaufen"?
"vorbeilaufen" is spelled V-O-R-B-E-I-L-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "vorbeilaufen" mean?
As a verb, "vorbeilaufen" means: während des Gehens/Laufens etwas passieren; an etwas vorbeigehen
How do you pronounce "vorbeilaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorbeilaufen" is [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorbeilaufen" come from?
"vorbeilaufen" 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 "vorbeilaufen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verteilungen#72,000Verriegelung#71,993verkörperten#71,990unzulässigen#71,976

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list