Kopffüßer
[ˈkɔp͡fˌfyːsɐ]
The verdict
“Kopffüßer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur im Meer vorkommendes, meist räuberisches Weichtier, dessen Mund mit Tentakeln umgeben ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-kopffu-er · Kopffüßer · German
Kopffüßer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kopffüßer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔp͡fˌfyːsɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kopffüßer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kopffüßer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔp͡fˌfyːsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur im Meer vorkommendes, meist räuberisches Weichtier, dessen Mund mit Tentakeln umgeben ist".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kopffüßer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kopffüßer, spelled K-O-P-F-F-Ü-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1nur im Meer vorkommendes, meist räuberisches Weichtier, dessen Mund mit Tentakeln umgeben ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kopffüßer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die einheimische Art auf Long Shot sind Kopffüßer, die auf Bäumen leben.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.