Einstellungsstopp
German, noun[ˈaɪ̯nʃtɛlʊŋsˌʃtɔp]
Einstellungsstopp is spelled E-I-N-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G-S-S-T-O-P-P (17 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 222,832nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einstellungsstopp is a German masculine noun meaning “hiring freeze (a policy by which a company or organization stops hiring new employees for a certain period of time to reduce costs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Beendigung der Aufnahme von Personen in Arbeitsstellen”.
What does Einstellungsstopp mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehiring freeze (a policy by which a company or organization stops hiring new employees for a certain period of time to reduce costs)
Aufgrund des sinkenden Jahresüberschusses verhängte die Geschäftsführung einen sofortigen Einstellungsstopp.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Beendigung der Aufnahme von Personen in Arbeitsstellen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Einstellungsstopp
- Einstellungsstopps genitive
- Einstellungsstoppe plural
- Einstellungsstoppen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Einstellungsstopp?
- [ˈaɪ̯nʃtɛlʊŋsˌʃtɔp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Einstellungsstopp in German?
Einstellungsstopp appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).