pünktlich
German, adjective/ˈpʏŋktlɪç/
pünktlich is spelled P-Ü-N-K-T-L-I-C-H (9 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,427th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pünktlich is a German adjective meaning “punctual, on time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zur vereinbarten Zeit”.
What does pünktlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
punctual, on time
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. zur vereinbarten Zeit 2. genau befolgend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pünktlich
- pünktlicher masculine nominative singular
- am pünktlichsten superlative
- pünktliche feminine nominative singular
- pünktliches neuter nominative singular
- pünktlichen genitive masculine singular
- pünktlichem dative masculine singular
- der pünktliche definite includes-article masculine
- die pünktliche definite feminine includes-article
- das pünktliche definite includes-article neuter
- die pünktlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des pünktlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der pünktlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem pünktlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pünktlich?
- /ˈpʏŋktlɪç/
- [ˈpʏŋktlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pünktlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pünktlich in German?
pünktlich appears 17 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).