Katastrophenpass
[katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌpas]
The verdict
“Katastrophenpass” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders schlechtes Zuspiel, das gegebenenfalls mit negativen Folgen verbunden ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-katastrophenpass · Katastrophenpass · German
Katastrophenpass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Katastrophenpass |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌpas] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katastrophenpass“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katastrophenpass is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌpas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders schlechtes Zuspiel, das gegebenenfalls mit negativen Folgen verbunden ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Katastrophenpass in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Katastrophenpass, spelled K-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-E-N-P-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1besonders schlechtes Zuspiel, das gegebenenfalls mit negativen Folgen verbunden ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Katastrophenpass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nur sieben Minuten später spielte Mehmedi einen Katastrophenpass genau in die Füße von Liberec-Stürmer Rabusic.“
„Bei Gefahr sollte der Ball aus dem eigenen Strafraum kompromisslos nach vorn geschlagen werden. Dies war aber ab der 3. Minute vergessen. Da spielte Abwehrrecke Danny Becker am eigenen Strafraum einen Katastrophenpass in die Beine von Björn Stuhlmacher, in dessen Folge Konstantin Gäde das 1:0 erzielte.“
Antonyms
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.