Kopfprämie
[ˈkɔp͡fˌpʁɛːmi̯ə]
The verdict
“Kopfprämie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geldbetrag, der für die Festnahme eines Gesuchten gezahlt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kopfpramie · Kopfprämie · German
Kopfprämie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Kopfprämie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔp͡fˌpʁɛːmi̯ə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kopfprämie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kopfprämie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔp͡fˌpʁɛːmi̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geldbetrag, der für die Festnahme eines Gesuchten gezahlt wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kopfprämie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kopfprämie, spelled K-O-P-F-P-R-Ä-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1Geldbetrag, der für die Festnahme eines Gesuchten gezahlt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kopfprämie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und wie andere Firmen auch zahlt Rücker seinen Mitarbeitern eine Kopfprämie: Wer einen Ingenieur wirbt, erhält 1000 Euro.“
„Statt eines prozentualen Anteils am Lohn soll 2013 jeder Versicherte eine einheitliche Prämie (‚Kopfprämie‘) zahlen, die Sekretärin also genausoviel wie ihr Chef.“
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.