Pausenhof

[ˈpaʊ̯zənˌhoːf]

/[ˈpaʊ̯zənˌhoːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pausenhof” is uncommon German (frequency #69,577 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,577
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bereich der Schule zum Aufenthalt in der Pause

Corpus desk

Index DE-pausenhof · Pausenhof · German

Pausenhof · rank #69,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,577
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Patronat

Nearest frequency peer: Patronat (-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 „Pausenhof“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pausenhof
PropertyValue
HeadwordPausenhof
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaʊ̯zənˌhoːf]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pausenhof“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pausenhoffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Patronat“ (#69,576), „Peinlichkeiten“ (#69,578), „Pathologen“ (#69,575). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pausenhof“ bei #69,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pausenhof is uncommon German at frequency #69,577 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaʊ̯zənˌhoːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bereich der Schule zum Aufenthalt in der Pause".

No misspelling variants are generated for Pausenhof in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Pausenhof, spelled P-A-U-S-E-N-H-O-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bereich der Schule zum Aufenthalt in der Pause

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Pausenhof wird täglich von den Schülern sauber gemacht.

Synonyms

Schulhof

This word in other languages

playground(English)cour de récréation(Français)

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 "Pausenhof"?
"Pausenhof" is spelled P-A-U-S-E-N-H-O-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaʊ̯zənˌhoːf].
What does "Pausenhof" mean?
As a noun, "Pausenhof" means: Bereich der Schule zum Aufenthalt in der Pause
How do you pronounce "Pausenhof"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pausenhof" is [ˈpaʊ̯zənˌhoːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

passenger#69,573Plünderer#69,589Ostblocks#69,563Polymeren#69,592

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list