las auf

\ˌlaːs ˈaʊ̯f\

/\ˌlaːs ˈaʊ̯f\/ verb

The verdict

“las auf” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du prétérit de l’indicatif dans une proposition principale de auflesen.

Key facts for las auf
PropertyValue
Headwordlas auf
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˌlaːs ˈaʊ̯f\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “las auf” sits in French frequency

las auf falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for las auf is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˌlaːs ˈaʊ̯f\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for las auf in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is las auf, spelled L-A-S- -A-U-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du prétérit de l’indicatif dans une proposition principale de auflesen.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du prétérit de l’indicatif dans une proposition principale de auflesen.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "las auf"?
"las auf" is spelled L-A-S- -A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌlaːs ˈaʊ̯f\.
What does "las auf" mean?
As a verb, "las auf" means: Première personne du singulier du prétérit de l’indicatif dans une proposition principale de auflesen.
How do you pronounce "las auf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "las auf" is \ˌlaːs ˈaʊ̯f\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "las auf" come from?
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Using “las auf”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-A-S- -A-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˌlaːs ˈaʊ̯f\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

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