Verschnaufpause

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃnaʊ̯fˌpaʊ̯zə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃnaʊ̯fˌpaʊ̯zə]/ noun

The verdict

“Verschnaufpause” is uncommon German (frequency #63,909 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,909
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pause, um sich kurz zu regenerieren und Luft zu schöpfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschnaufpause · Verschnaufpause · German

Verschnaufpause · rank #63,909 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,909
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschmutzen

Nearest frequency peer: verschmutzen (-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 „Verschnaufpause“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Verschnaufpause“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verschnaufpause
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerschnaufpause
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃnaʊ̯fˌpaʊ̯zə]
Letters15
Frequency rank#63,909
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verschnaufpause“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verschnaufpausefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verschmutzen“ (#63,908), „verschüttete“ (#63,910), „versiegelten“ (#63,911). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verschnaufpause“ bei #63,909. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verschnaufpause is uncommon German at frequency #63,909 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃnaʊ̯fˌpaʊ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Verschnaufpause, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Verschnaufpause, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-N-A-U-F-P-A-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pause, um sich kurz zu regenerieren und Luft zu schöpfen
  2. 2
    kurzzeitige Unterbrechung der Anstrengungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach dreißig Minuten Ausdauerlauf brauchte er dringend eine Verschnaufpause.
  2. „Jetzt, siegestrunken und mit einer Verschnaufpause bedacht, hatten die Deutschen wieder Zeit, um sich erneut mit uns zu befassen, obwohl man nicht sagen kann, daß sie uns während der Kämpfe im Westen ganz vergessen hätten.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Verschnaufpause"?
"Verschnaufpause" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-N-A-U-F-P-A-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃnaʊ̯fˌpaʊ̯zə].
What does "Verschnaufpause" mean?
As a noun, "Verschnaufpause" means: Pause, um sich kurz zu regenerieren und Luft zu schöpfen
How do you pronounce "Verschnaufpause"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verschnaufpause" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃnaʊ̯fˌpaʊ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verschnaufpause" come from?
"Verschnaufpause" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Verschnaufpause", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list