Dickkopf
German, noun/ˈdɪkˌkɔpf/
Dickkopf is spelled D-I-C-K-K-O-P-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 102,515th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dickkopf is a German masculine noun meaning “stubborn person; mule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mensch, der eine gewisse Sturheit an den Tag legt”.
What does Dickkopf mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicmasculinesomeone with a big head
- 2
masculinestubborn person; mule
Er ist heute wieder ein richtiger Dickkopf.
- 3
masculinestubbornness; intransigent attitude; unyielding attitude
Er zeigt mal wieder seinen Dickkopf.
- 4
masculineEuropean chub (a fish)
- 5
masculinea butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (Dickkopffalter)
- 6
masculinea bird of the family Pachycephalidae (Dickköpfe)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mensch, der eine gewisse Sturheit an den Tag legt 2. unnachgiebige Haltung 3. Döbel, eine Fischart 4. Arten aus der Familie der Dickkopffalter (Hesperiidae)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dickkopf
- Dickkopfes genitive
- Dickkopfs genitive
- Dickköpfe plural
- Dickköpfchen diminutive neuter
- Dickköpfin error-unknown-tag feminine
- Dickkopfe dative singular
- Dickköpfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dickkopf?
- /ˈdɪkˌkɔpf/
- [ˈdɪkˌkɔp͡f]
- [ˈdɪˌkɔp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dickkopf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dickkopf in German?
Dickkopf appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).