Auslassungspunkte
[ˈaʊ̯slasʊŋsˌpʊŋktə]
The verdict
“Auslassungspunkte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - drei aufeinanderfolgende Punkte in einem Text, womit die Auslassung eines Teils der ursprünglichen Aussage angezeigt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Auslassungspunkte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯slasʊŋsˌpʊŋktə] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Auslassungspunkte” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Auslassungspunkte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯slasʊŋsˌpʊŋktə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "drei aufeinanderfolgende Punkte in einem Text, womit die Auslassung eines Teils der ursprünglichen Aussage angezeigt wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Auslassungspunkte, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Auslassungspunkte, spelled A-U-S-L-A-S-S-U-N-G-S-P-U-N-K-T-E.
Definition
- 1drei aufeinanderfolgende Punkte in einem Text, womit die Auslassung eines Teils der ursprünglichen Aussage angezeigt wird
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.
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Using “Auslassungspunkte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-L-A-S-S-U-N-G-S-P-U-N-K-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.