KopfesvsKopieTell them apart

Which to use

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

#24,803
“Kopfes” frequency rank
#6,317
“Kopie” frequency rank
31120
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kopfes Kopie
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kopf Nachbildung/Wiedergabe eines Originals

Where the eye mixes Kopfes and Kopie

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kopfes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Kopie's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Kopfes
5 ch
Kopie

Why the eye confuses Kopfes with Kopie

A purely visual mix-up. Kopfes ([ˈkɔp͡fəs]) and Kopie ([koˈpiː]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kopfes is recorded at frequency rank #24,803, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔp͡fəs]. Kopie is at rank #6,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈpiː].

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 31120, this pair ranks #1,734,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kopfes vs Kopie

Shared letters: ekop. Private to "Kopfes": fs. Private to "Kopie": i.

"Kopfes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Kopie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kopfes ← kkopfes · kofpes · kopefs · kopfess · kopffes · kopfse · koppfes · kpofes
  • Kopie ← kkopie · koipe · kopei · koppie · kpoie · okpie

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Kopfes" for "Kopie" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɔp͡fəs] versus [koˈpiː]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Kopfes" vs "Kopie" - which ranks higher?
"Kopie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,317 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

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Kopfes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kopie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,734,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kopfes" and "Kopie" 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 #1,734,409 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