Reformstau
German, noun/ʁeˈfɔʁmˌʃtaʊ̯/
Reformstau is spelled R-E-F-O-R-M-S-T-A-U (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reformstau is a German masculine noun meaning “reform tie-up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Ausbleiben und Hintenanstellen mehrerer notwendiger Reformen”.
What does Reformstau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereform tie-up
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Ausbleiben und Hintenanstellen mehrerer notwendiger Reformen
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 Reformstau
- Reformstaus genitive
- Reformstaue plural
- Reformstauen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Reformstau?
- /ʁeˈfɔʁmˌʃtaʊ̯/
- [ʁeˈfɔʁmˌʃtaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Reformstau in German?
Reformstau appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).