pointiert
[po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“pointiert” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #46,915 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #46,915
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - treffend ausgedrückt, zugespitzt formuliert
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pointiert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #46,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pointiert” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for pointiert is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,915 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "treffend ausgedrückt, zugespitzt formuliert".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pointiert, with forms such as "opintiert", "piontiert", and "poinitert". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "postiert", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is pointiert, spelled P-O-I-N-T-I-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1treffend ausgedrückt, zugespitzt formuliert
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opintiert,piontiert,poinitert,poinntiert,pointeirt,pointierrt,pointiertt,pointietr,pointiret,pointtiert,poitniert,ponitiert,ppointiert
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pointiert - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “pointiert”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-I-N-T-I-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “postiert” - see the side-by-side comparison. pointiert vs postiert
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.