diff --git a/klausur-service/backend/cv_ocr_engines.py b/klausur-service/backend/cv_ocr_engines.py
index 6a2ca8e..ba2d1e1 100644
--- a/klausur-service/backend/cv_ocr_engines.py
+++ b/klausur-service/backend/cv_ocr_engines.py
@@ -1182,6 +1182,10 @@ def _insert_missing_ipa(text: str, pronunciation: str = 'british') -> str:
                 if wj in ('–', '—', '-', '/', '|', ',', ';'):
                     kept.extend(words[j:])
                     break
+                # Pure digits or numbering (e.g. "1", "2.", "3)") — keep
+                if re.match(r'^[\d.)\-]+$', wj):
+                    kept.extend(words[j:])
+                    break
                 # Starts with uppercase — likely German or proper noun
                 clean_j = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z]', '', wj)
                 if clean_j and clean_j[0].isupper():
@@ -1243,6 +1247,9 @@ def _has_non_dict_trailing(text: str, pronunciation: str = 'british') -> bool:
         wj = words[j]
         if wj in ('–', '—', '-', '/', '|', ',', ';'):
             return False
+        # Pure digits or numbering (e.g. "1", "2.", "3)") — not garbled IPA
+        if re.match(r'^[\d.)\-]+$', wj):
+            return False
         clean_j = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z]', '', wj)
         if clean_j and clean_j[0].isupper():
             return False