interruption

[ɪntəˈrʌpʃn]

/[ɪntəˈrʌpʃn]/ noun

The verdict

“interruption” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterbrechung

Corpus desk

Index DE-interruption · interruption · German

interruption · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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.

Key facts for interruption
PropertyValue
Headwordinterruption
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntəˈrʌpʃn]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „interruption“ im Deutschen

interruptionschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interruption is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪntəˈrʌpʃn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for interruption in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is interruption, spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unterbrechung
  2. 2
    Betriebsstörung, Störung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how interruption appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Numerous interruptions have prevented me from finishing my work.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interruption"?
"interruption" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntəˈrʌpʃn].
What does "interruption" mean?
As a noun, "interruption" means: Unterbrechung
How do you pronounce "interruption"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interruption" is [ɪntəˈrʌpʃn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interruption" come from?
"interruption" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list