Pointer

[ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ]

/[ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pointer” is uncommon German (frequency #70,677 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,677
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variable, die eine Speicheradresse enthält, also eine Referenz auf einen Wert

Corpus desk

Index DE-pointer · Pointer · German

Pointer · rank #70,677 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,677
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Podiumsdiskus…

Nearest frequency peer: Podiumsdiskussionen (-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 „Pointer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pointer
PropertyValue
HeadwordPointer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pointer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pointerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Podiumsdiskussionen“ (#70,676), „politisiert“ (#70,678), „Plattling“ (#70,674). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pointer“ bei #70,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pointer is uncommon German at frequency #70,677 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variable, die eine Speicheradresse enthält, also eine Referenz auf einen Wert".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pointer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pointer, spelled P-O-I-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variable, die eine Speicheradresse enthält, also eine Referenz auf einen Wert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Umgang mit Pointern ist Vorsicht geboten: man kann leicht versehentlich den Inhalt des Pointers verändern, obwohl man den Inhalt der Variable verändern wollte, auf die er sich bezieht.
  2. Im Prozessor gibt es einen Speicher, den sogenannten „program counter“, der einen Pointer auf den als nächstes auszuführenden Befehl enthält.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

pointer(English)puntero(Español)pointeur(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 "Pointer"?
"Pointer" is spelled P-O-I-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ].
What does "Pointer" mean?
As a noun, "Pointer" means: Variable, die eine Speicheradresse enthält, also eine Referenz auf einen Wert
How do you pronounce "Pointer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pointer" is [ˈpɔɪ̯ntɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pointer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

predige#70,680peppers#70,662parents#70,649paradis#70,648

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list