dickköpfig
[ˈdɪkˌkœp͡fɪç]
The verdict
“dickköpfig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf der eigenen Meinung beharrend (selbst wenn diese als dumm oder lächerlich wahrgenommen wird); bei einem Disput/Streit nicht nachgebend
Corpus desk
Index DE-dickkopfig · dickköpfig · German
dickköpfig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | dickköpfig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdɪkˌkœp͡fɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dickköpfig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dickköpfig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdɪkˌkœp͡fɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf der eigenen Meinung beharrend (selbst wenn diese als dumm oder lächerlich wahrgenommen wird); bei einem Disput/Streit nicht nachgebend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dickköpfig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dickköpfig, spelled D-I-C-K-K-Ö-P-F-I-G.
Definition
- 1auf der eigenen Meinung beharrend (selbst wenn diese als dumm oder lächerlich wahrgenommen wird); bei einem Disput/Streit nicht nachgebend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dickköpfig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er nannte sie ärgerlich »die dickköpfigste, halsstarrigste Frau, die es je gegeben hat«.“
„Karl Obermüllers dickköpfiger Vater Gustav ist verbotenerweise Traktor gefahren und hat prompt einen Unfall gebaut.“
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.