laufen
\ˈlau̯.fən\
The verdict
“laufen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marcher, aller.
Corpus desk
Index FR-laufen · laufen · French
laufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | laufen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈlau̯.fən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « laufen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
laufen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈlau̯.fən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for laufen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is laufen, spelled L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Marcher, aller.
- 2Courir.
- 3Marcher, fonctionner.
- 4Marcher, bien aller.
- 5Passer un programme à la télévision, au cinéma.
- 6Durer, être en cours, être valable pour une certaine période.
- 7Couler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how laufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er läuft den Fluss entlang.
Es ist empfehlenswert, von Zeit zu Zeit Gewohnheiten zu hinterfragen. Laufe ich wirklich den schönsten und kürzesten Weg zur Haltestelle? Ist das Frisieren meines Resthaars über die haarlos gewordene Mittelstelle adäquat und modisch? Oder eben: Sitze ich richtig auf dem Klo?
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.