Showstopper
[ˈʃoːˌʃtɔpɐ]
The verdict
“Showstopper” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Darbietung in einem Bühnenstück, nach dem das Publikum so heftig applaudiert, dass die Handlung unterbrochen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-showstopper · Showstopper · German
Showstopper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Showstopper |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃoːˌʃtɔpɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Showstopper” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Showstopper is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃoːˌʃtɔpɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Showstopper, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Showstopper, spelled S-H-O-W-S-T-O-P-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1Darbietung in einem Bühnenstück, nach dem das Publikum so heftig applaudiert, dass die Handlung unterbrochen wird
- 2gravierender Fehler, der eine komplette Anwendung oder einen kompletten Prozess blockiert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Showstopper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Niemand dachte vorher, dass gerade dieses Lied der Showstopper sein wird.
Ich wollte nie, dass meine Schnittstelle zum Showstopper wird.
This word in other languages
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