auf den Punkt kommen
[aʊ̯f deːn ˈpʊŋkt ˌkɔmən]
The verdict
“auf den Punkt kommen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Ausdruck bringen, was das Wesentliche ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-auf-den-punkt-kommen · auf den Punkt kommen · German
auf den Punkt kommen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | auf den Punkt kommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aʊ̯f deːn ˈpʊŋkt ˌkɔmən] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auf den Punkt kommen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auf den Punkt kommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aʊ̯f deːn ˈpʊŋkt ˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum Ausdruck bringen, was das Wesentliche ist".
auf den Punkt kommen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is auf den Punkt kommen, spelled A-U-F- -D-E-N- -P-U-N-K-T- -K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1zum Ausdruck bringen, was das Wesentliche ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how auf den Punkt kommen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bitte komm auf den Punkt, ich möchte wissen, worum es geht.
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.