punktuell
[pʊŋktuˈɛl]
The verdict
“punktuell” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #35,968 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #35,968
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - an einem einzelnen Punkt auftretend, einen einzelnen Punkt betreffend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | punktuell |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pʊŋktuˈɛl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #35,968 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “punktuell” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for punktuell is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʊŋktuˈɛl]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,968 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for punktuell, with forms such as "pnuktuell", "ppunktuell", and "pukntuell". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is punktuell, spelled P-U-N-K-T-U-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1an einem einzelnen Punkt auftretend, einen einzelnen Punkt betreffend
- 2an einem einzelnen Punkt auftretend, einen einzelnen Punkt betreffend
- 3an einem einzelnen Punkt auftretend, einen einzelnen Punkt betreffend
- 4an vereinzelten Punkten auftretend, vereinzelte Punkte betreffend
- 5an vereinzelten Punkten auftretend, vereinzelte Punkte betreffend
- 6an vereinzelten Punkten auftretend, vereinzelte Punkte betreffend
- 7an vereinzelten Punkten auftretend, vereinzelte Punkte betreffend
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pnuktuell,ppunktuell,pukntuell,punkktuell,punkteull,punkttuell,punktuel,punktulel,punkutell,punnktuell,puntkuell,upnktuell
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of punktuell - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “punktuell”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-U-N-K-T-U-E-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʊŋktuˈɛl] (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
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.