# knüpfen vs köpfen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### knüpfen
*verb · IPA [ˈknʏp͡fn̩] · frequency rank #14,105*
kleine Fäden kunstvoll verschlingen

### köpfen
*verb · IPA [ˈkœp͡fn̩] · frequency rank #7,497*
jemandem (meist zur Exekution) den Kopf abtrennen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knupfen-vs-kopfen