copper

[ˈkɒpə]

/[ˈkɒpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“copper” is uncommon German (frequency #56,869 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,869
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kupfer

Corpus desk

Index DE-copper · copper · German

copper · rank #56,869 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,869
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cottbuser

Nearest frequency peer: Cottbuser (+2 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 „copper“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „copper“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for copper
PropertyValue
Headwordcopper
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɒpə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,869
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „copper“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.copperfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Cottbuser“ (#56,871), „Cliffhanger“ (#56,865), „cirque“ (#56,864). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „copper“ bei #56,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

copper is uncommon German at frequency #56,869 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɒpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for copper, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is copper, spelled C-O-P-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kupfer
  2. 2
    der Kessel
  3. 3
    das Kupferrot
  4. 4
    das Kleingeld
  5. 5
    der Polizeibeamte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how copper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Copper has been used by humans since 7000 years.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "copper"?
"copper" is spelled C-O-P-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɒpə].
What does "copper" mean?
As a noun, "copper" means: Kupfer
How do you pronounce "copper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "copper" is [ˈkɒpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "copper" come from?
"copper" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "copper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cirque#56,864darein#56,875Derbys#56,885Dharma#56,889

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list