Spaßbremse
[ˈʃpaːsˌbʁɛmzə]
The verdict
“Spaßbremse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person oder Erscheinung, die nicht an guter Laune interessiert ist beziehungsweise selbige verdirbt
Corpus desk
Index DE-spa-bremse · Spaßbremse · German
Spaßbremse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Spaßbremse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaːsˌbʁɛmzə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spaßbremse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spaßbremse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpaːsˌbʁɛmzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person oder Erscheinung, die nicht an guter Laune interessiert ist beziehungsweise selbige verdirbt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Spaßbremse, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Spaßbremse, spelled S-P-A-S-S-B-R-E-M-S-E.
Definition
- 1Person oder Erscheinung, die nicht an guter Laune interessiert ist beziehungsweise selbige verdirbt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spaßbremse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Politik muss sich nicht nur als Spaßbremse verstehen.“
„Am Wochenende schlüpfte Frank Schmöller in zwei weitere Rollen: Er war am Samstag Spaßbremse und tags darauf Feierbiest.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.