Kopenhagen
[ˌkopənˈhaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Kopenhagen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,751
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Dänemark
Corpus desk
Index DE-kopenhagen · Kopenhagen · German
Kopenhagen · rank #9,751 · 15 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #9,751
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kollektion
Nearest frequency peer: Kollektion (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kopenhagen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kleinstadt
Kleinstadt
90,253 corpus weight
- Kneipe
Kneipe
90,252 corpus weight
- Kollektion
Kollektion
90,251 corpus weight
- Kopenhagen
Kopenhagen
90,250 corpus weight
- Korea
Korea
90,249 corpus weight
- korrekte
korrekte
90,248 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kopenhagen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kopenhagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˌkopənˈhaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #9,751 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kopenhagen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Kopenhagen (IPA [ˌkopənˈhaːɡn̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,751 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hauptstadt von Dänemark".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kopenhagen, with forms such as "kkopenhagen", "koepnhagen", and "kopehnagen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kopenhagener", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kopenhagen, spelled K-O-P-E-N-H-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Hauptstadt von Dänemark
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkopenhagen
- koepnhagen
- kopehnagen
- kopenahgen
- kopenhaegn
- kopenhagenn
- kopenhaggen
- kopenhagne
- kopenhgaen
- kopenhhagen
- kopennhagen
- kopnehagen
- koppenhagen
- kpoenhagen
- okpenhagen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kopenhagen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kopenhagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.