interpunktieren
[ɪntɐpʊŋkˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“interpunktieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Zeichen, speziell Satzzeichen, setzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-interpunktieren · interpunktieren · German
interpunktieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | interpunktieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɪntɐpʊŋkˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „interpunktieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
interpunktieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɪntɐpʊŋkˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeichen, speziell Satzzeichen, setzen".
interpunktieren has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is interpunktieren, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-U-N-K-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Zeichen, speziell Satzzeichen, setzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interpunktieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute würde man freilich anders interpunktieren, nämlich: „Besen, seid’s gewesen!“
Dazwischen eine Anrufbeantworter-Ansage von Lamars Mutter, die erste von vielen, die den Plot interpunktieren.
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.