Winterpause
[ˈvɪntɐˌpaʊ̯zə]
The verdict
“Winterpause” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,773 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,773
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeit im Winter, in der zum Teil im Gewerbe vor allem aber im Sport nicht gearbeitet / gespielt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Winterpause |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntɐˌpaʊ̯zə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #19,773 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Winterpause” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Winterpause is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪntɐˌpaʊ̯zə]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,773 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zeit im Winter, in der zum Teil im Gewerbe vor allem aber im Sport nicht gearbeitet / gespielt wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Winterpause, with forms such as "iwnterpause", "winetrpause", and "winnterpause". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Winterpause, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-P-A-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Zeit im Winter, in der zum Teil im Gewerbe vor allem aber im Sport nicht gearbeitet / gespielt wird
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iwnterpause,winetrpause,winnterpause,winteprause,winterapuse,winterpasue,winterpaues,winterpausse,winterppause,winterpuase,winterrpause,wintrepause,wintterpause,witnerpause,wniterpause,wwinterpause
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Winterpause - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Winterpause”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-I-N-T-E-R-P-A-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɪntɐˌpaʊ̯zə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.