Verlauf
\fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯f\
The verdict
“Verlauf” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Tracé, dessin formant une ligne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verlauf · Verlauf · French
Verlauf · 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 "V" 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 | Verlauf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯f\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Verlauf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯f\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Verlauf, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Verlauf, spelled V-E-R-L-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1Tracé, dessin formant une ligne.
- 2Déroulement, cours, évolution des événements.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Verlauf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Schwere Verläufe von Covid-19 gab es hierzulande bisher nicht.
Das hat auch mit der gemeinsamen Geschichte zu tun, in deren Verlauf – russisch-iranische Kriege vom 17. bis 19. Jahrhundert – das zaristische Russland immer wieder iranisches Territorium abzwacken konnte.
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.