pointiert

[po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t]

/[po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t]/ adj

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The verdict

“pointiert” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,915. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,915
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - treffend ausgedrückt, zugespitzt formuliert

Corpus desk

Index DE-pointiert · pointiert · German

pointiert · rank #46,915 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,915
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH plädiere

Nearest frequency peer: plädiere (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „pointiert“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „pointiert“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pointiert vs postiert
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pointiert
PropertyValue
Headwordpointiert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,915
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pointiert“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.pointiertliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „plädiere“ (#46,914), „Polizeiangaben“ (#46,916), „Polizeibehörden“ (#46,917). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pointiert“ bei #46,915. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pointiert (IPA [po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,915 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

  1. 1
    treffend ausgedrückt, zugespitzt formuliert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ist 'Covidiot' eine pointierte Wortschöpfung des Jahres 2020 oder eine Beleidigung?
  2. Fußball-Experte und Journalist Marcel Reif prägt mit seinen pointierten Kommentaren seit vielen Jahren die deutsche Fußballlandschaft.

Synonyms

auf den Punkt gebracht

This word in other languages

pointed(English)

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.

opintiert2piontiert2poinitert2poinntiert1pointeirt2pointierrt1pointiertt1pointietr2
Edit distance from "pointiert"

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 "pointiert"?
"pointiert" is spelled P-O-I-N-T-I-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t].
What does "pointiert" mean?
As an adjective, "pointiert" means: treffend ausgedrückt, zugespitzt formuliert
What words are commonly confused with "pointiert"?
"pointiert" is commonly confused with "postiert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pointiert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pointiert" is [po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pointiert" come from?
"pointiert" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Plastiken#46,912Powerbank#46,921Prokurist#46,924quittiert#46,928

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Salzsäure13 variantsSchlitze13 variantsSchläfer13 variantsMystiker13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list