Kontrollpunkt

[kɔnˈtʁɔlˌpʊŋkt]

/[kɔnˈtʁɔlˌpʊŋkt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kontrollpunkt” is uncommon German (frequency #73,706 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,706
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stelle, an der jemand oder etwas kontrolliert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-kontrollpunkt · Kontrollpunkt · German

Kontrollpunkt · rank #73,706 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,706
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konservatives

Nearest frequency peer: konservatives (-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 „Kontrollpunkt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kontrollpunkt
PropertyValue
HeadwordKontrollpunkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈtʁɔlˌpʊŋkt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#73,706
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kontrollpunkt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kontrollpunktfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „konservatives“ (#73,705), „kompromisslose“ (#73,704), „Kompilation“ (#73,703). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kontrollpunkt“ bei #73,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kontrollpunkt is uncommon German at frequency #73,706 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnˈtʁɔlˌpʊŋkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stelle, an der jemand oder etwas kontrolliert wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kontrollpunkt, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Kontrollpunkt, spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-P-U-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stelle, an der jemand oder etwas kontrolliert wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Zwei laute Explosionen markierten den Beginn der Offensive: Selbstmordattentäter sprengten sich an einem Kontrollpunkt der syrischen Armee in die Luft, dann rückten Kämpfer nach und überrannten die Verteidigungslinie.“

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 "Kontrollpunkt"?
"Kontrollpunkt" is spelled K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-P-U-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈtʁɔlˌpʊŋkt].
What does "Kontrollpunkt" mean?
As a noun, "Kontrollpunkt" means: Stelle, an der jemand oder etwas kontrolliert wird
How do you pronounce "Kontrollpunkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kontrollpunkt" is [kɔnˈtʁɔlˌpʊŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kontrollpunkt" come from?
"Kontrollpunkt" 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 "Kontrollpunkt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

konservatives#73,705Kolonialmacht#73,700Kindertheater#73,690Kampfflugzeug#73,678

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list