laufend
\ˈlaʊ̯fn̩t\
The verdict
“laufend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Courant (travail, dépenses, eau, temps).
Corpus desk
Index FR-laufend · laufend · French
laufend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | laufend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈlaʊ̯fn̩t\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « laufend » en français
Rare enough to double-check
laufend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈlaʊ̯fn̩t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
laufend has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is laufend, spelled L-A-U-F-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Courant (travail, dépenses, eau, temps).
- 2En marche, tournant (machine, voiture, exploitation).
- 3Courant, linéaire, caractérise le mètre, dans le contexte de matières continues.
- 4Mouvant, caractérise des cordes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how laufend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das, was die Verschwörer um den Frankfurter Immobilienunternehmer Heinrich XIII. Prinz Reuß planten, hätte der größte Terroranschlag in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik werden können: ein Sturm auf den Bundestag während laufender Sitzung, durch kampferprobte, hochgerüstete Militärs in schusssicheren Westen.
Die bundeseigene Deutsche Bahn will bis 2030 Dutzende viel befahrene Streckenabschnitte grundlegend sanieren. (...) Anstatt immer wieder mit kleinen Baustellen im laufenden Betrieb nur das Nötigste auszubessern, wird alles in einem Rutsch erledigt.
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.