Spielunterbrechung

[ˈʃpiːlʔʊntɐˌbʁɛçʊŋ]

/[ˈʃpiːlʔʊntɐˌbʁɛçʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Spielunterbrechung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine temporäre Unterbrechung eines Mannschaftsspiels aufgrund außerordentlicher Vorkommnisse (schwere Fouls, Verletzungen, Zuschauer, die regelwidrig das Spielfeld betreten etc.)

Corpus desk

Index DE-spielunterbrechung · Spielunterbrechung · German

Spielunterbrechung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for Spielunterbrechung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielunterbrechung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlʔʊntɐˌbʁɛçʊŋ]
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spielunterbrechung“ im Deutschen

Spielunterbrechungsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spielunterbrechung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpiːlʔʊntɐˌbʁɛçʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine temporäre Unterbrechung eines Mannschaftsspiels aufgrund außerordentlicher Vorkommnisse (schwere Fouls, Verletzungen, Zuschauer, die regelwidrig das Spielfeld betreten etc.)".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Spielunterbrechung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spielunterbrechung, spelled S-P-I-E-L-U-N-T-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine temporäre Unterbrechung eines Mannschaftsspiels aufgrund außerordentlicher Vorkommnisse (schwere Fouls, Verletzungen, Zuschauer, die regelwidrig das Spielfeld betreten etc.)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Spielunterbrechung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ruhig und beharrlich hielten sie trotz der offensiven und auf Spielunterbrechung angelegten Defensive der Tunesier ihre Linie bei.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spielunterbrechung"?
"Spielunterbrechung" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-U-N-T-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlʔʊntɐˌbʁɛçʊŋ].
What does "Spielunterbrechung" mean?
As a noun, "Spielunterbrechung" means: eine temporäre Unterbrechung eines Mannschaftsspiels aufgrund außerordentlicher Vorkommnisse (schwere Fouls, Verletzungen, Zuschauer, die regelwidrig das Spielfeld betreten etc.)
How do you pronounce "Spielunterbrechung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spielunterbrechung" is [ˈʃpiːlʔʊntɐˌbʁɛçʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spielunterbrechung" come from?
"Spielunterbrechung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list