verlaufen
\fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fn̩\
The verdict
“verlaufen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’égarer, se perdre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verlaufen · verlaufen · French
verlaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | verlaufen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verlaufen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯fn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verlaufen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is verlaufen, spelled V-E-R-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1S’égarer, se perdre.
- 2Se disperser.
- 3Disparaitre.
- 4Passer, longer, traverser (parlant de chemins ou routes).
- 5Se dérouler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verlaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe mich im Wald verlaufen.
Dass ein Wolf mitten in einer Stadt gesichtet wird, kann vorkommen, ist aber äußerst unwahrscheinlich. Das sind dann meist junge Wölfe, die von ihrem Elternterritorium abwandern und sich verlaufen.
Synonyms
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.