Länderspielpause

[ˈlɛndɐʃpiːlˌpaʊ̯zə]

/[ˈlɛndɐʃpiːlˌpaʊ̯zə]/ noun

The verdict

“Länderspielpause” is uncommon German (frequency #53,881 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,881
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zeitweilige Unterbrechung des Ligabetriebs, damit Länderspiele stattfinden können

Corpus desk

Index DE-landerspielpause · Länderspielpause · German

Länderspielpause · rank #53,881 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,881
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 30,953
  • PHOTO-FINISH luftig

Nearest frequency peer: luftig (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Länderspielpause”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Länderspielpause” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Länderspielpause
PropertyValue
HeadwordLänderspielpause
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛndɐʃpiːlˌpaʊ̯zə]
Letters16
Frequency rank#53,881
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Länderspielpause” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Länderspielpause lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Länderspielpause is uncommon German at frequency #53,881 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛndɐʃpiːlˌpaʊ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zeitweilige Unterbrechung des Ligabetriebs, damit Länderspiele stattfinden können".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Länderspielpause, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Länderspielpause, spelled L-Ä-N-D-E-R-S-P-I-E-L-P-A-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zeitweilige Unterbrechung des Ligabetriebs, damit Länderspiele stattfinden können

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Gegen Hannover blieb Dahoud ohne Verwarnung, sonst wäre er auch nach der Länderspielpause in der Partie beim FC Bayern gesperrt gewesen.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Länderspielpause"?
"Länderspielpause" is spelled L-Ä-N-D-E-R-S-P-I-E-L-P-A-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛndɐʃpiːlˌpaʊ̯zə].
What does "Länderspielpause" mean?
As a noun, "Länderspielpause" means: zeitweilige Unterbrechung des Ligabetriebs, damit Länderspiele stattfinden können
How do you pronounce "Länderspielpause"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Länderspielpause" is [ˈlɛndɐʃpiːlˌpaʊ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Länderspielpause" come from?
"Länderspielpause" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Länderspielpause", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list