Pünktchen
[ˈpʏŋktçən]
The verdict
“Pünktchen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,569. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,569
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleiner runder Fleck
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pünktchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʏŋktçən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #36,569 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pünktchen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Pünktchen (IPA [ˈpʏŋktçən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,569 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kleiner runder Fleck".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pünktchen, with forms such as "pnüktchen", "ppünktchen", and "pükntchen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Punkten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Pünktchen, spelled P-Ü-N-K-T-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1kleiner runder Fleck
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pnüktchen,ppünktchen,pükntchen,pünkcthen,pünkktchen,pünktcchen,pünktcehn,pünktchenn,pünktchhen,pünktchne,pünkthcen,pünkttchen,pünnktchen,püntkchen,üpnktchen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pünktchen - 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.
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
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Using “Pünktchen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-Ü-N-K-T-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpʏŋktçən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Punkten” - see the side-by-side comparison. Pünktchen vs Punkten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.