Gefechtskopf
[ɡəˈfɛçt͡sˌkɔp͡f]
The verdict
“Gefechtskopf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil einer komplexen Explosionswaffe, welcher die Sprengladung und den Zünder enthält
Corpus desk
Index DE-gefechtskopf · Gefechtskopf · German
Gefechtskopf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gefechtskopf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈfɛçt͡sˌkɔp͡f] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gefechtskopf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gefechtskopf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈfɛçt͡sˌkɔp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil einer komplexen Explosionswaffe, welcher die Sprengladung und den Zünder enthält".
Gefechtskopf has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gefechtskopf, spelled G-E-F-E-C-H-T-S-K-O-P-F.
Definition
- 1Teil einer komplexen Explosionswaffe, welcher die Sprengladung und den Zünder enthält
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gefechtskopf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dabei ist bei kleineren Flugkörpern der Gefechtskopf gehärtet, um ein Eindringen in den zumeist ebenfalls gehärteten Schiffsrumpf zu gewährleisten.“
„Sie war bereits im Anflug für den letzten, finalen Schlag, hatte den Gefechtskopf eines Torpedos schon scharf gemacht und zielte auf den Bereich des Triganon, in welchem sich die Brücke befand.“
Synonyms
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.