Dreh- und Angelpunkt
[ˌdʁeː ʔʊnt ˈaŋl̩ˌpʊŋkt]
The verdict
“Dreh- und Angelpunkt” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wichtigster, zentraler Ort von etwas Bestimmtem; wichtigstes Ereignis eines bestimmten Vorgangs
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dreh- und Angelpunkt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌdʁeː ʔʊnt ˈaŋl̩ˌpʊŋkt] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dreh- und Angelpunkt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Dreh- und Angelpunkt is 20 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌdʁeː ʔʊnt ˈaŋl̩ˌpʊŋkt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "wichtigster, zentraler Ort von etwas Bestimmtem; wichtigstes Ereignis eines bestimmten Vorgangs".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dreh- und Angelpunkt, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Dreh- und Angelpunkt, spelled D-R-E-H--- -U-N-D- -A-N-G-E-L-P-U-N-K-T.
Definition
- 1wichtigster, zentraler Ort von etwas Bestimmtem; wichtigstes Ereignis eines bestimmten Vorgangs
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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 “Dreh- und Angelpunkt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-R-E-H--- -U-N-D- -A-N-G-E-L-P-U-N-K-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌdʁeː ʔʊnt ˈaŋl̩ˌpʊŋkt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.