Briefkopf
[ˈbʁiːfˌkɔp͡f]
The verdict
“Briefkopf” is uncommon German (frequency #74,413 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,413
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - oberer Teil eines Anschreibens, in dem Informationen zu Absender und Empfänger stehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-briefkopf · Briefkopf · German
Briefkopf · rank #74,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,413
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH breve
Nearest frequency peer: breve (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Briefkopf“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Braumeister
Braumeister
25,591 corpus weight
- brennendem
brennendem
25,590 corpus weight
- breve
breve
25,589 corpus weight
- Briefkopf
Briefkopf
25,588 corpus weight
- brita
brita
25,587 corpus weight
- broschiert
broschiert
25,585 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Briefkopf“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Briefkopf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁiːfˌkɔp͡f] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #74,413 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Briefkopf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Briefkopf is uncommon German at frequency #74,413 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁiːfˌkɔp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "oberer Teil eines Anschreibens, in dem Informationen zu Absender und Empfänger stehen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Briefkopf in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Briefkopf, spelled B-R-I-E-F-K-O-P-F.
Definition
- 1oberer Teil eines Anschreibens, in dem Informationen zu Absender und Empfänger stehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Briefkopf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im 19. Jahrhundert kamen dekorativ gestaltete Briefköpfe in Mode.
„Anfang Januar war unter dem Briefkopf der Polizeidirektion Passau von einem ‚Familiendrama‘ die Rede, doch die Schreiben an Redaktionen erwiesen sich als gefälscht.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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