Interpunktion

[ɪntɐpʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɪntɐpʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Interpunktion” is uncommon German (frequency #66,357 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,357
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verwendung der Interpunktionszeichen (Satzzeichen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-interpunktion · Interpunktion · German

Interpunktion · rank #66,357 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,357
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Internierungs…

Nearest frequency peer: Internierungslager (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Interpunktion“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Interpunktion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Interpunktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordInterpunktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntɐpʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#66,357
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Interpunktion“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Interpunktionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Internierungslager“ (#66,356), „intuitiven“ (#66,358), „investigativ“ (#66,359). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Interpunktion“ bei #66,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Interpunktion is uncommon German at frequency #66,357 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪntɐpʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verwendung der Interpunktionszeichen (Satzzeichen)".

Interpunktion has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Interpunktion, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-U-N-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verwendung der Interpunktionszeichen (Satzzeichen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Rechtschreibregeln enthalten auch Regeln für die Interpunktion.
  2. „Unter Interpunktion (auch Zeichensetzung) versteht man das Setzen von Satzzeichen in Sätzen zur Verdeutlichung syntaktischer Strukturen und das Setzen von Wortzeichen in Wörtern zur Verdeutlichung morphologischer Strukturen. Sie folgt in jeder Sprache entsprechenden Interpunktionsregeln.“

Synonyms

Zeichensetzung

This word in other languages

punctuation(English)puntuación(Español)ponctuation(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Interpunktion"?
"Interpunktion" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-U-N-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɐpʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Interpunktion" mean?
As a noun, "Interpunktion" means: Verwendung der Interpunktionszeichen (Satzzeichen)
How do you pronounce "Interpunktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Interpunktion" is [ɪntɐpʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Interpunktion" come from?
"Interpunktion" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Interpunktion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

individuellem#66,350hergestelltes#66,314Kräutergarten#66,411Harmonielehre#66,292

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list