Pausenbrot

[ˈpaʊ̯zn̩ˌbʁoːt]

/[ˈpaʊ̯zn̩ˌbʁoːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pausenbrot” is uncommon German (frequency #79,571 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,571
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Form von Imbiss; mit Aufschnitt belegte Brotscheibe

Corpus desk

Index DE-pausenbrot · Pausenbrot · German

Pausenbrot · rank #79,571 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,571
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pattensen

Nearest frequency peer: Pattensen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Pausenbrot“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pausenbrot“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pausenbrot
PropertyValue
HeadwordPausenbrot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaʊ̯zn̩ˌbʁoːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,571
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pausenbrot“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pausenbrotfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pattensen“ (#79,570), „patriarchale“ (#79,569), „parking“ (#79,567). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pausenbrot“ bei #79,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pausenbrot is uncommon German at frequency #79,571 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaʊ̯zn̩ˌbʁoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Form von Imbiss; mit Aufschnitt belegte Brotscheibe".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pausenbrot, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pausenbrot, spelled P-A-U-S-E-N-B-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Form von Imbiss; mit Aufschnitt belegte Brotscheibe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Pausenbrot, mit Tomaten, Salat und Salami ist wirklich sehr lecker.
  2. „In der Schule wollte Dieter Aulich sein Pausenbrot nicht mehr mit mir tauschen.“

This word in other languages

sandwich(English)bocadillo(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pausenbrot"?
"Pausenbrot" is spelled P-A-U-S-E-N-B-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaʊ̯zn̩ˌbʁoːt].
What does "Pausenbrot" mean?
As a noun, "Pausenbrot" means: eine Form von Imbiss; mit Aufschnitt belegte Brotscheibe
How do you pronounce "Pausenbrot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pausenbrot" is [ˈpaʊ̯zn̩ˌbʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pausenbrot" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pappkarton#79,565Paketboten#79,562Orgelspiel#79,558poetisches#79,590

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list