Eierkopf
[ˈaɪ̯ɐˌkɔp͡f]
The verdict
“Eierkopf” 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) - abwertend, scherzhaft:
Corpus desk
Index DE-eierkopf · Eierkopf · German
Eierkopf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Eierkopf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌkɔp͡f] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eierkopf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eierkopf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌkɔp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Eierkopf, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Eierkopf, spelled E-I-E-R-K-O-P-F.
Definition
- 1abwertend, scherzhaft:
- 2eiförmiger Kopf
- 3Akademiker, Wissenschaftler, Intellektueller
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Eierkopf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ist euch schon mal aufgefallen, dass Paul einen Eierkopf hat?
Stell den Eierkopf vom Platz!
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.