Pontifikat
[pɔntifiˈkaːt]
The verdict
“Pontifikat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amt, Amtszeit und Würde eines Pontifex, Amt und Amtszeit der Päpste
Corpus desk
Index DE-pontifikat · Pontifikat · German
Pontifikat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pontifikat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɔntifiˈkaːt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pontifikat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pontifikat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔntifiˈkaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amt, Amtszeit und Würde eines Pontifex, Amt und Amtszeit der Päpste".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pontifikat in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pontifikat, spelled P-O-N-T-I-F-I-K-A-T.
Definition
- 1Amt, Amtszeit und Würde eines Pontifex, Amt und Amtszeit der Päpste
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pontifikat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das kürzeste Pontifikat als Papst hatte Urban VII: Es dauerte nur 12 Tage.
„Und eben dies wurde zum Hindernis im neuen, religiösen Polen, zur Zeit des Pontifikats von Johannes Paul II.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.