Kopf

/[kɔp͡f]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#434

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Kopf is aGermannoun. It means: oberster beziehungsweise vorderster Körperteil eines Menschen oder Tieres Pronounced [kɔp͡f]. It ranks #434 in German word frequency. Often confused with KP and KPD.

Key facts for Kopf
PropertyValue
HeadwordKopf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔp͡f]
Letters4
Frequency rank#434
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kopf in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kopf is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔp͡f]. Corpus data places it at rank #434 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kopf, with forms such as "kkopf", "kofp", and "kopff". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "KP", "KPD", "kot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kopf, spelled K-O-P-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    oberster beziehungsweise vorderster Körperteil eines Menschen oder Tieres
  2. 2
    das oberste Mitglied einer Organisation
  3. 3
    Wuchsform von Gemüsepflanzen wie dem Kohl
  4. 4
    stumpfes Ende von Nägeln, Schrauben, Nadeln
  5. 5
    runder Teil einer Note in der Musik
  6. 6
    Ende eines Werkzeuges wie eines Hammers oder Schlägels
  7. 7
    oberer, vom übrigen Text getrennter Teil einer beschriebenen Seite
  8. 8
    jene Seite einer Münze, die eine Abbildung einer Person zeigt
  9. 9
    Bauteil, Gerät, Maschinenteil, das aufgesetzt werden kann
  10. 10
    oberster Teil eines dreieckigen Segels

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkopf,kofp,kopff,koppf,kpof,okpf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kopf

Misspelling Variants of "Kopf"

kkopf5kofp4kopff5koppf5kpof4okpf4
Misspelling Variants of "Kopf"

Frequency rank: #434 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kopf"?
"Kopf" is spelled K-O-P-F. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔp͡f].
What does "Kopf" mean?
As a noun, "Kopf" means: oberster beziehungsweise vorderster Körperteil eines Menschen oder Tieres
What words are commonly confused with "Kopf"?
"Kopf" is commonly confused with "KP", "KPD", "kot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kopf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kopf" is [kɔp͡f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kopf" come from?
"Kopf" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.