Punktion
[pʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Punktion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einführen einer Nadel oder eines anderen spitzen Instrumentes in den menschlichen Körper zur Aufnahme von Körperflüssigkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-punktion · Punktion · German
Punktion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Punktion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Punktion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Punktion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einführen einer Nadel oder eines anderen spitzen Instrumentes in den menschlichen Körper zur Aufnahme von Körperflüssigkeit".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Punktion, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Punktion, spelled P-U-N-K-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Einführen einer Nadel oder eines anderen spitzen Instrumentes in den menschlichen Körper zur Aufnahme von Körperflüssigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Punktion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Therapie des Hämatothorax besteht neben der Behandlung der Ursache in der Entlastung durch eine Punktion oder durch Einlegen einer Drainage.“
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.