Pointer
German, noun/ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ/
Pointer is spelled P-O-I-N-T-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 70,098th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pointer is a German masculine noun meaning “pointer (dog)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Variable, die eine Speicheradresse enthält, also eine Referenz auf einen Wert”.
What does Pointer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepointer (dog)
- 2
masculinepointer, cursor
- 3
masculinepointer
- 4
colloquialmasculineclipping of Laserpointer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variable, die eine Speicheradresse enthält, also eine Referenz auf einen Wert
noun: 1. mittelgroßer Jagdhund mit glattem, weißem oder geflecktem Fell und Hängeohren
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 Pointer
- Pointers genitive
- Pointern dative definite plural
- Quellcode abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pointer?
- /ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ/
- [ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pointer in German?
Pointer appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).