Pontus

[ˈpɔntʊs]

/[ˈpɔntʊs]/ name

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The verdict

“Pontus” is uncommon German (frequency #66,592 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,592
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - antike Landschaft in Nordanatolien

Key facts for Pontus
PropertyValue
HeadwordPontus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈpɔntʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,592
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pontus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Pontus lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pontus is uncommon German at frequency #66,592 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈpɔntʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "antike Landschaft in Nordanatolien".

Pontus has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pontus, spelled P-O-N-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    antike Landschaft in Nordanatolien

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 "Pontus"?
"Pontus" is spelled P-O-N-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔntʊs].
What does "Pontus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pontus" means: antike Landschaft in Nordanatolien
How do you pronounce "Pontus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pontus" is [ˈpɔntʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pontus" come from?
"Pontus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Pontus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-O-N-T-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpɔntʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list