Kunstpause
German, noun[ˈkʊnstˌpaʊ̯zə]
Kunstpause is spelled K-U-N-S-T-P-A-U-S-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 172,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kunstpause is a German feminine noun meaning “dramatic pause” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bewusst eingelegte Sprechpause, um das Gesagte wirken zu lassen, eine Pointe zu setzen oder Ähnliches”.
What does Kunstpause mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedramatic pause
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bewusst eingelegte Sprechpause, um das Gesagte wirken zu lassen, eine Pointe zu setzen oder Ähnliches 2. ungewolltes Stocken bei einer Rede, einem Vortrag oder Ähnlichem
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 Kunstpause
- Kunstpausen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kunstpause?
- [ˈkʊnstˌpaʊ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kunstpause in German?
Kunstpause 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).