Kopflampe
[ˈkɔp͡fˌlampə]
The verdict
“Kopflampe” 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) - tragbare Lampe, die am Kopf befestigt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kopflampe · Kopflampe · German
Kopflampe · 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 | Kopflampe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔp͡fˌlampə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kopflampe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kopflampe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔp͡fˌlampə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tragbare Lampe, die am Kopf befestigt wird".
Kopflampe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kopflampe, spelled K-O-P-F-L-A-M-P-E.
Definition
- 1tragbare Lampe, die am Kopf befestigt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kopflampe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie schwenkt die Kopflampe von rechts nach links und blickt sich um.“
Synonyms
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.