Prozentpunkt

[pʁoˈt͡sɛntˌpʊŋkt]

/[pʁoˈt͡sɛntˌpʊŋkt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Prozentpunkt” is uncommon German (frequency #61,845 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,845
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einheit zur Angabe einer Differenz zwischen zwei Prozentsätzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-prozentpunkt · Prozentpunkt · German

Prozentpunkt · rank #61,845 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,845
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Protestes

Nearest frequency peer: Protestes (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Prozentpunkt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Prozentpunkt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Prozentpunkt
PropertyValue
HeadwordProzentpunkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈt͡sɛntˌpʊŋkt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,845
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Prozentpunkt“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Prozentpunktfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Protestes“ (#61,844), „Prozesskosten“ (#61,846), „Proteins“ (#61,843). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Prozentpunkt“ bei #61,845. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Prozentpunkt is uncommon German at frequency #61,845 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoˈt͡sɛntˌpʊŋkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einheit zur Angabe einer Differenz zwischen zwei Prozentsätzen".

Prozentpunkt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Prozentpunkt, spelled P-R-O-Z-E-N-T-P-U-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einheit zur Angabe einer Differenz zwischen zwei Prozentsätzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Partei verlor fast fünf Prozentpunkte im Vergleich zur letzten Wahl.
  2. „Ein Plus von fünf Prozentpunkten maß der stern-RTL-Wahltrend in den Tagen nach der Operation Neustart für die Sozialdemokraten; statt auf 21 kämen sie nun bundesweit auf 26 Prozent.“

This word in other languages

percentage point(English)point de pourcentage(Français)

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 "Prozentpunkt"?
"Prozentpunkt" is spelled P-R-O-Z-E-N-T-P-U-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈt͡sɛntˌpʊŋkt].
What does "Prozentpunkt" mean?
As a noun, "Prozentpunkt" means: Einheit zur Angabe einer Differenz zwischen zwei Prozentsätzen
How do you pronounce "Prozentpunkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prozentpunkt" is [pʁoˈt͡sɛntˌpʊŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prozentpunkt" come from?
"Prozentpunkt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

präparierten#61,848Ratenzahlung#61,856Rekordhalter#61,865Rennstrecken#61,871

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list