KoffervsKopfesConfusable pair

Which to use

“Koffer” and “Kopfes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,903
“Koffer” frequency rank
#24,803
“Kopfes” frequency rank
29706
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Koffer Kopfes
Definition Transportbehältnis für Kleidung, Akten oder andere Gegenstände Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kopf

Where the eye mixes Koffer and Kopfes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Koffer and Kopfes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Koffer
6 ch
Kopfes

Look-alike desk: Koffer vs Kopfes

A purely visual mix-up. Koffer ([ˈkɔfɐ]) and Kopfes ([ˈkɔp͡fəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Koffer is recorded at frequency rank #4,903, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔfɐ]. Kopfes is at rank #24,803, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔp͡fəs].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 29706, this pair ranks #1,761,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Koffer vs Kopfes

Shared letters: efko. Private to "Koffer": r. Private to "Kopfes": ps.

"Koffer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Kopfes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Koffer ← kfofer · kkoffer · kofefr · kofer · kofferr · koffre · okffer
  • Kopfes ← kkopfes · kofpes · kopefs · kopfess · kopffes · kopfse · koppfes · kpofes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Koffer" and "Kopfes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɔfɐ] versus [ˈkɔp͡fəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Koffer" or "Kopfes"?
"Koffer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,903 in our German list, against #24,803 for "Kopfes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Koffer" and "Kopfes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Koffer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kopfes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,761,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Koffer" and "Kopfes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kopfes vs Koppel". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,761,766 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list