Pinkelpause
German, noun[ˈpɪŋkl̩ˌpaʊ̯zə]
Pinkelpause is spelled P-I-N-K-E-L-P-A-U-S-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 127,251st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pinkelpause is a German feminine noun meaning “potty break, toilet break, bathroom break” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Unterbrechung der Tätigkeit, um zu urinieren”.
What does Pinkelpause mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepotty break, toilet break, bathroom break
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unterbrechung der Tätigkeit, um zu urinieren
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 Pinkelpause
- Pinkelpausen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pinkelpause?
- [ˈpɪŋkl̩ˌpaʊ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pinkelpause in German?
Pinkelpause appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).