Erholungspause
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋspaʊ̯zə/
Erholungspause is spelled E-R-H-O-L-U-N-G-S-P-A-U-S-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 172,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erholungspause is a German feminine noun meaning “break, rest period” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit, um sich auszuruhen”.
What does Erholungspause mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebreak, rest period
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit, um sich auszuruhen
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 Erholungspause
- Erholungspausen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erholungspause?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋspaʊ̯zə/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋsˌpaʊ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erholungspause in German?
Erholungspause appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).