Laserpointer
[ˈlɛɪ̯zɐˌpɔɪ̯ntɐ]
The verdict
“Laserpointer” is uncommon German (frequency #65,452 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,452
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kompaktes, längliches Gerät, das mittels einer Laserdiode einen Lichtpunkt erzeugen kann und vor allem bei Präsentationen genutzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-laserpointer · Laserpointer · German
Laserpointer · rank #65,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,452
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Landsmannscha…
Nearest frequency peer: Landsmannschaft (-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 „Laserpointer“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Landnahme
Landnahme
34,551 corpus weight
- Landsmannsc…
Landsmannschaft
34,550 corpus weight
- Laserpointer
Laserpointer
34,549 corpus weight
- Latinum
Latinum
34,548 corpus weight
- Latz
Latz
34,547 corpus weight
- leaves
leaves
34,546 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Laserpointer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Laserpointer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɛɪ̯zɐˌpɔɪ̯ntɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #65,452 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Laserpointer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Laserpointer is uncommon German at frequency #65,452 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛɪ̯zɐˌpɔɪ̯ntɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kompaktes, längliches Gerät, das mittels einer Laserdiode einen Lichtpunkt erzeugen kann und vor allem bei Präsentationen genutzt wird".
Laserpointer has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Laserpointer, spelled L-A-S-E-R-P-O-I-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1kompaktes, längliches Gerät, das mittels einer Laserdiode einen Lichtpunkt erzeugen kann und vor allem bei Präsentationen genutzt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Laserpointer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zur Präsentation stehen Ihnen Laserpointer, Zeigestäbe, Animationen und die eigenen Hände zur Verfügung.
Mit einem Laserpointer in ein Cockpit zu leuchten gilt als gefährlicher Eingriff in den Flugverkehr und wird mit einer Freiheitsstrafe geahndet.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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