Pattsituation
German, noun[ˈpatzitʊ̯aˌt͡si̯oːn]
Pattsituation is spelled P-A-T-T-S-I-T-U-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pattsituation is a German feminine noun meaning “impasse, stalemate (deadlock or blocked situation without personal loss)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Situation ohne eine dominierende, sich im Vorteil befindende Partei, in der ein Unentschieden herrscht”.
What does Pattsituation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineimpasse, stalemate (deadlock or blocked situation without personal loss)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Situation ohne eine dominierende, sich im Vorteil befindende Partei, in der ein Unentschieden herrscht
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 Pattsituation
- Pattsituationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pattsituation?
- [ˈpatzitʊ̯aˌt͡si̯oːn]
- [ˈpatzituaˌt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pattsituation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pattsituation in German?
Pattsituation appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).