Köpenickiade
German, noun/ˌkøːpənɪˈki̯aːdə/
Köpenickiade is spelled K-Ö-P-E-N-I-C-K-I-A-D-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 91 million words in written German, the 602,508th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Köpenickiade is a German feminine noun meaning “con game involving pretending to be in a position of authority” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine durch das Tragen einer Uniform ermöglichte Täuschung/Hochstapelei”.
What does Köpenickiade mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecon game involving pretending to be in a position of authority.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine durch das Tragen einer Uniform ermöglichte Täuschung/Hochstapelei
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 Köpenickiade
- Köpenickiaden plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Köpenickiade?
- /ˌkøːpənɪˈki̯aːdə/
- [ˌkøːpənɪˈki̯aːdə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Köpenickiade in German?
Köpenickiade appears about once in every 91 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).