English Pointer
[ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ]
The verdict
“English Pointer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mittelgroßer Jagdhund mit glattem, weißem oder geflecktem Fell und Hängeohren
Corpus desk
Index DE-english-pointer · English Pointer · German
English Pointer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | English Pointer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „English Pointer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
English Pointer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mittelgroßer Jagdhund mit glattem, weißem oder geflecktem Fell und Hängeohren".
English Pointer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is English Pointer, spelled E-N-G-L-I-S-H- -P-O-I-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1mittelgroßer Jagdhund mit glattem, weißem oder geflecktem Fell und Hängeohren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how English Pointer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seltsamerweise hat sie niemals nach Chapman gefragt, Wotans English Pointer, den er, wie sonst immer, auch jetzt mitgenommen haben muss.“
Synonyms
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.