anlaufen
\anˌlaʊ̯fn̩\
The verdict
“anlaufen” 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) - Marcher, courir contre la resistance de quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anlaufen · anlaufen · French
anlaufen · 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 | anlaufen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \anˌlaʊ̯fn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
anlaufen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \anˌlaʊ̯fn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
anlaufen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is anlaufen, spelled A-N-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Marcher, courir contre la resistance de quelque chose.
- 2Commencer, se mettre à, tenter.
- 3Démarrer.
- 4S'embuer.
- 5Changer d’une couleur en autre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anlaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heinz lief gegen den Wind an.
Der Netzausbau läuft an.
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.