punktgenau

[ˈpʊŋktɡəˌnaʊ̯]

/[ˈpʊŋktɡəˌnaʊ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“punktgenau” is uncommon German (frequency #62,761 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,761
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr genau, exakt

Corpus desk

Index DE-punktgenau · punktgenau · German

punktgenau · rank #62,761 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,761
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pulsierende

Nearest frequency peer: pulsierende (-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 „punktgenau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for punktgenau
PropertyValue
Headwordpunktgenau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpʊŋktɡəˌnaʊ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,761
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „punktgenau“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.punktgenaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pulsierende“ (#62,760), „Pusteln“ (#62,762), „Qualitätssiegel“ (#62,763). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „punktgenau“ bei #62,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

punktgenau is uncommon German at frequency #62,761 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpʊŋktɡəˌnaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr genau, exakt".

No misspelling variants are generated for punktgenau in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is punktgenau, spelled P-U-N-K-T-G-E-N-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr genau, exakt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine Einsätze am Schlagzeug sind punktgenau.
  2. Sich vor dem Wettkampf eine Zielzeit setzen und die dann auch punktgenau zu erreichen - das ist wohl die Wunschvorstellung eines jeden Sportlers. Eine Software der Uni Mainz kann diesen Wunsch jetzt erfüllen.

Synonyms

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); 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 "punktgenau"?
"punktgenau" is spelled P-U-N-K-T-G-E-N-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊŋktɡəˌnaʊ̯].
What does "punktgenau" mean?
As an adjective, "punktgenau" means: sehr genau, exakt
How do you pronounce "punktgenau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "punktgenau" is [ˈpʊŋktɡəˌnaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "punktgenau" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list