Erholungspause
[ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋsˌpaʊ̯zə]
The verdict
“Erholungspause” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit, um sich auszuruhen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erholungspause · Erholungspause · German
Erholungspause · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Erholungspause |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋsˌpaʊ̯zə] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erholungspause“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erholungspause is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋsˌpaʊ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit, um sich auszuruhen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Erholungspause in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Erholungspause, spelled E-R-H-O-L-U-N-G-S-P-A-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit, um sich auszuruhen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erholungspause appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Kapelle machte eine Erholungspause.“
„In der Erholungspause betrachteten mich meine Kameraden aus dem Schlafsaal, die alle mindestens in der Philosophieklasse waren, voll Geringschätzung, und während sie untereinander ihre hochgeistigen Thesen besprachen, machten sie sich über mich lustig, weil ich aufmerksam ihrer Diskussion zuhörte, die für mich unverständlich sein mußte.“
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.