Verschnaufpause
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈʃnaʊ̯fˌpaʊ̯zə]
Verschnaufpause is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-N-A-U-F-P-A-U-S-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 63,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verschnaufpause is a German feminine noun meaning “breather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Pause, um sich kurz zu regenerieren und Luft zu schöpfen”.
What does Verschnaufpause mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebreather
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pause, um sich kurz zu regenerieren und Luft zu schöpfen 2. kurzzeitige Unterbrechung der Anstrengungen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Verschnaufpause
- Verschnaufpausen plural
- Schnaufpause variant Austrian German
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verschnaufpause?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃnaʊ̯fˌpaʊ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verschnaufpause
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verschnaufpause in German?
Verschnaufpause appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).