Kopf
German, noun/kɔpf/
Kopf is spelled K-O-P-F (4 letters) and appears 200 times per million words in written German, the 429th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kopf is a German masculine noun meaning “head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “oberster beziehungsweise vorderster Körperteil eines Menschen oder Tieres”.
What does Kopf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehead
Er fiel die Treppe hinunter, als sie ihm ein Buch an den Kopf warf.
- 2
masculinecrown, top
- 3
masculineheading, title
- 4
masculineperson; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect or mentality)
Er ist ein heller Kopf.
- 5
masculinehead
- 6
masculineheads (side of a coin)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. oberster beziehungsweise vorderster Körperteil eines Menschen oder Tieres 2. das oberste Mitglied einer Organisation 3. Wuchsform von Gemüsepflanzen wie dem Kohl 4. stumpfes Ende von Nägeln, Schrauben, Nadeln
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 Kopf
- Kopfes genitive
- Kopfs genitive
- Köpfe plural
- Köpfchen diminutive neuter
- Köpflein diminutive neuter
- Kopferl diminutive neuter
- Kopfe dative singular
- Köpfen dative definite plural
- Kopp alternative
- K. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kopf?
- /kɔpf/
- [kɔp͡f]
- [kɔp͡ɸ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kopf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kopf in German?
Kopf appears 200 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).