KopfvsKopfesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#434
“Kopf” frequency rank
#24,803
“Kopfes” frequency rank
25237
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kopf Kopfes
Definition oberster beziehungsweise vorderster Körperteil eines Menschen oder Tieres Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kopf

Where the eye mixes Kopf and Kopfes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Kopf
6 ch
Kopfes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Kopf ([kɔp͡f]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Kopf” sits inside “Kopfes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kopf is recorded at frequency rank #434, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔp͡f]. 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 25237, this pair ranks #1,836,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kopf vs Kopfes

Shared letters: fkop. Private to "Kopf": -. Private to "Kopfes": es.

"Kopf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Kopfes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kopfkkopf · kofp · kopff · koppf · kpof · okpf
  • Kopfeskkopfes · kofpes · kopefs · kopfess · kopffes · kopfse · koppfes · kpofes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kopf" and "Kopfes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kɔp͡f] versus [ˈkɔp͡fəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Kopf" or "Kopfes"?
"Kopf" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #434 in our German list, against #24,803 for "Kopfes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list