Pointe
German, noun/ˈpu̯ɛ̃tə/
Pointe is spelled P-O-I-N-T-E (6 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 16,945th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pointe is a German feminine noun meaning “point; punchline (final part of a joke, anecdote etc. which makes it funny or relevant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aufschlussreicher, unvorhergesehener Gipfel/Kulminationspunkt einer Erzählung/Entwicklung”.
What does Pointe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepoint; punchline (final part of a joke, anecdote etc. which makes it funny or relevant)
eine geschliffene Pointe
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aufschlussreicher, unvorhergesehener Gipfel/Kulminationspunkt einer Erzählung/Entwicklung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Pointe
- Pointen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pointe?
- /ˈpu̯ɛ̃tə/
- /ˈpu̯ɛːntə/
- [ˈpo̯ɛ̃ːtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pointe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pointe in German?
Pointe appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).