Kopfballungeheuer
German, noun/ˈkɔpfbalˌʊnɡəhɔʏ̯ər/
Kopfballungeheuer is spelled K-O-P-F-B-A-L-L-U-N-G-E-H-E-U-E-R (17 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written German, the 264,454th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kopfballungeheuer is a German neuter noun meaning “a striker who scores a lot of headed goals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fußballspieler, der viele Tore mit dem Kopf erzielt”.
What does Kopfballungeheuer mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalneutera striker who scores a lot of headed goals
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fußballspieler, der viele Tore mit dem Kopf erzielt
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 Kopfballungeheuer
- Kopfballungeheuers genitive
- Kopfballungeheuern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kopfballungeheuer?
- /ˈkɔpfbalˌʊnɡəhɔʏ̯ər/
- [ˈkɔp͡f.balˌʔʊn.ɡə.hɔʏ̯.ɐ]
- [ˈkɔp͡ɸ-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kopfballungeheuer in German?
Kopfballungeheuer appears about once in every 21 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).