pünktliche

[ˈpʏŋktlɪçə]

/[ˈpʏŋktlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“pünktliche” is uncommon German (frequency #65,599 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,599
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pünktlich

Key facts for pünktliche
PropertyValue
Headwordpünktliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpʏŋktlɪçə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pünktliche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pünktliche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pünktliche is uncommon German at frequency #65,599 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpʏŋktlɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

pünktliche has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is pünktliche, spelled P-Ü-N-K-T-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pünktlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pünktlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pünktlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pünktlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pünktlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pünktlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pünktlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pünktlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pünktlich

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 "pünktliche"?
"pünktliche" is spelled P-Ü-N-K-T-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʏŋktlɪçə].
What does "pünktliche" mean?
As an adjective, "pünktliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pünktlich
How do you pronounce "pünktliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pünktliche" is [ˈpʏŋktlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pünktliche" come from?
"pünktliche" 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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Using “pünktliche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-Ü-N-K-T-L-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpʏŋktlɪçə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list