ablaufen
\apˌlaʊ̯fn̩\
The verdict
“ablaufen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aller à, parcourir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ablaufen · ablaufen · French
ablaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | ablaufen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \apˌlaʊ̯fn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ablaufen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ablaufen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \apˌlaʊ̯fn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ablaufen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ablaufen, spelled A-B-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Aller à, parcourir.
- 2Se dérouler.
- 3Démarrer, se mettre en route, partir.
- 4S’écouler, se drainer.
- 5Expirer, périmer.
- 6Dépasser (date).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ablaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Mutter läuft den Schulweg gemeinsam mit ihren Kindern ab.
Ein paar Tage vor dem Turnier wird uns der Trainer erklären, wie die Wettkämpfe ablaufen werden.
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.