Strichpunkt
[ˈʃtʁɪçˌpʊŋkt]
The verdict
“Strichpunkt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutsche Bezeichnung für Semikolon
Corpus desk
Index DE-strichpunkt · Strichpunkt · German
Strichpunkt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Strichpunkt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁɪçˌpʊŋkt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Strichpunkt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Strichpunkt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁɪçˌpʊŋkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutsche Bezeichnung für Semikolon".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Strichpunkt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Strichpunkt, spelled S-T-R-I-C-H-P-U-N-K-T.
Definition
- 1deutsche Bezeichnung für Semikolon
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Strichpunkt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man kann gleichrangige Teilsätze eines Satzes oder auch die einzelnen Teile einer Aufzählung durch Strichpunkte trennen.
„Das seltenste von den reinen Gliederungszeichen, der Strichpunkt (…), steht nach ‚Duden‘ etwa in der Mitte zwischen Komma und Punkt: ‚Der Strichpunkt vertritt den Beistrich, wenn dieser zu schwach, den Punkt, wenn dieser zu stark trennt‘ (…). Für die Versuchspersonen aber tendiert der Strichpunkt zum Punkt, vertritt er in erster Linie den Punkt…“
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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.