Hitzkopf
[ˈhɪt͡sˌkɔp͡f]
The verdict
“Hitzkopf” 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) - Person, die sich besonders leicht aufregt und dabei außer sich gerät
Corpus desk
Index DE-hitzkopf · Hitzkopf · German
Hitzkopf · 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 "H" 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 | Hitzkopf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪt͡sˌkɔp͡f] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hitzkopf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hitzkopf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪt͡sˌkɔp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sich besonders leicht aufregt und dabei außer sich gerät".
Hitzkopf doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hitzkopf, spelled H-I-T-Z-K-O-P-F.
Definition
- 1Person, die sich besonders leicht aufregt und dabei außer sich gerät
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hitzkopf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ronald Pofalla gilt als politischer Hitzkopf, der sich mit anderen Politikern gerne lautstark streitet.
[Philipp Hammond] gilt zwar nicht als Europafreund, aber als Pragmatiker und im Gegensatz zum Hitzkopf Boris Johnson gleichzeitig als vernünftig.
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.