Ruhepause
[ˈʁuːəˌpaʊ̯zə]
The verdict
“Ruhepause” is uncommon German (frequency #62,809 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,809
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit zur Erholung
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruhepause · Ruhepause · German
Ruhepause · rank #62,809 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,809
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Rotoren
Nearest frequency peer: Rotoren (-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 „Ruhepause“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- rosige
rosige
37,195 corpus weight
- Rotoren
Rotoren
37,193 corpus weight
- Ruhepause
Ruhepause
37,192 corpus weight
- Rumba
Rumba
37,191 corpus weight
- Rumpfes
Rumpfes
37,190 corpus weight
- rundem
rundem
37,189 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ruhepause“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ruhepause |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁuːəˌpaʊ̯zə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,809 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ruhepause“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ruhepause is uncommon German at frequency #62,809 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁuːəˌpaʊ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit zur Erholung".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ruhepause in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ruhepause, spelled R-U-H-E-P-A-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit zur Erholung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ruhepause appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jetzt habe ich mir eine Ruhepause verdient.
„Er stellt sich zwei Mollen hin, sammelt mit äußerster Geschwindigkeit die Kartoffeln auf und schindet auf diese Weise soviel Zeit, dass er eine erträgliche Ruhepause vor dem Kartoffelroder hat.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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