# Pause vs Pausen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pause
*noun · IPA [ˈpaʊ̯zə] · frequency rank #1,984*
Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit

### Pausen
*noun · IPA [ˈpaʊ̯zn̩] · frequency rank #10,337*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pause

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pause-vs-pausen