Dickkopf
[ˈdɪkˌkɔp͡f]
The verdict
“Dickkopf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch, der eine gewisse Sturheit an den Tag legt
Corpus desk
Index DE-dickkopf · Dickkopf · German
Dickkopf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dickkopf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɪkˌkɔp͡f] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dickkopf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dickkopf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪkˌkɔp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Dickkopf has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dickkopf, spelled D-I-C-K-K-O-P-F.
Definition
- 1Mensch, der eine gewisse Sturheit an den Tag legt
- 2unnachgiebige Haltung
- 3Döbel, eine Fischart
- 4Arten aus der Familie der Dickkopffalter (Hesperiidae)
- 5Arten aus der Vogelfamilie der Dickköpfe (Pachycephalidae)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dickkopf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ist heute wieder ein richtiger Dickkopf.
„Einmal sollte er sagen, ob er ein Dickkopf ist, ein Reinfuchser und Durchbeißer.“
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.