Mittagsruhe
[ˈmɪtaːksˌʁuːə]
The verdict
“Mittagsruhe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausruhen/Schlafen am Mittag und frühen Nachmittag
Corpus desk
Index DE-mittagsruhe · Mittagsruhe · German
Mittagsruhe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Mittagsruhe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪtaːksˌʁuːə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mittagsruhe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mittagsruhe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪtaːksˌʁuːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Mittagsruhe in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Mittagsruhe, spelled M-I-T-T-A-G-S-R-U-H-E.
Definition
- 1Ausruhen/Schlafen am Mittag und frühen Nachmittag
- 2Vermeiden ruhestörenden Lärms am Mittag und frühen Nachmittag
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mittagsruhe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Frau Liebe und Tante Mirjam beenden ihre Mittagsruhe, das Erzählen beginnt von neuem; der Nachmittag und der Abend vergehen wie im Fluge.“
„Da es meine Gewohnheit war, eine Mittagsruhe zu halten, bat ich eine halbe Stunde, nachdem wir uns vom Tisch erhoben hatten, den Grafen ohne Umschweife, nach Hause zu gehen.“
This word in other languages
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.