Knallkopf
German, noun/ˈknalkɔpf/
Knallkopf is spelled K-N-A-L-L-K-O-P-F (9 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 317,631st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knallkopf is a German masculine noun meaning “dingbat, blockhead, puddinghead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der vom Sprecher als nicht sonderlich intelligent oder kompetent angesehen wird”.
What does Knallkopf mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinedingbat, blockhead, puddinghead
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der vom Sprecher als nicht sonderlich intelligent oder kompetent angesehen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Knallkopf
- Knallkopfes genitive
- Knallkopfs genitive
- Knallköpfe plural
- Knallkopfe dative singular
- Knallköpfen dative definite plural
- Knallkopp alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knallkopf?
- /ˈknalkɔpf/
- [ˈknalˌkɔp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Knallkopf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Knallkopf in German?
Knallkopf appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).