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.
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