Gipfelpunkt

[ˈɡɪp͡fl̩ˌpʊŋkt]

/[ˈɡɪp͡fl̩ˌpʊŋkt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gipfelpunkt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - höchste Stelle eines Berges, einer Flugbahn, einer Straße, einer Welle oder dergleichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gipfelpunkt · Gipfelpunkt · German

Gipfelpunkt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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.

Key facts for Gipfelpunkt
PropertyValue
HeadwordGipfelpunkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɪp͡fl̩ˌpʊŋkt]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gipfelpunkt” sits in German frequency

Gipfelpunkt falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gipfelpunkt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɪp͡fl̩ˌpʊŋkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Gipfelpunkt has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gipfelpunkt, spelled G-I-P-F-E-L-P-U-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    höchste Stelle eines Berges, einer Flugbahn, einer Straße, einer Welle oder dergleichen
  2. 2
    bestes erreichbares Ergebnis, bester erreichbarer Zustand

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gipfelpunkt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Wasserteilchen schwingen nach oben, erreichen ihren Gipfelpunkt und werden durch die Erdanziehung wieder nach unten gezogen.“
  2. „Es folgt ein freier Hang zum interessanten Gipfelpunkt.“

Antonyms

Tiefpunkt

This word in other languages

peak(English)point culminant(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gipfelpunkt"?
"Gipfelpunkt" is spelled G-I-P-F-E-L-P-U-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɪp͡fl̩ˌpʊŋkt].
What does "Gipfelpunkt" mean?
As a noun, "Gipfelpunkt" means: höchste Stelle eines Berges, einer Flugbahn, einer Straße, einer Welle oder dergleichen
How do you pronounce "Gipfelpunkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gipfelpunkt" is [ˈɡɪp͡fl̩ˌpʊŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gipfelpunkt" come from?
"Gipfelpunkt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list