pointiert

/[po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,915

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

pointiert is anGermanadj. It means: treffend ausgedrückt, zugespitzt formuliert Pronounced [po̯ɛ̃ˈtiːɐ̯t]. Often confused with postiert.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pointiert in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for pointiert is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for pointiert, with forms such as "opintiert", "piontiert", and "poinitert". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "postiert", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is pointiert, spelled P-O-I-N-T-I-E-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    treffend ausgedrückt, zugespitzt formuliert

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opintiert,piontiert,poinitert,poinntiert,pointeirt,pointierrt,pointiertt,pointietr,pointiret,pointtiert,poitniert,ponitiert,ppointiert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pointiert

Misspelling Variants of "pointiert"

opintiert9piontiert9poinitert9poinntiert10pointeirt9pointierrt10pointiertt10pointietr9
Misspelling Variants of "pointiert"

Frequency rank: #46,915 in German

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 adj, "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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.