Kopfschmerzen

Name: Kopfschmerzen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkɔp͡fˌʃmɛʁt͡sn̩]

/[ˈkɔp͡fˌʃmɛʁt͡sn̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Kopfschmerzen” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,818. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,818
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kopfschmerz

Corpus desk

Index DE-kopfschmerzen · Kopfschmerzen · German

Kopfschmerzen · rank #6,818 · 22 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #6,818
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 22 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH Kilometern

Nearest frequency peer: Kilometern (-1 rank slots)

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.

Kacke

93,185
Kilometern

93,184
Kopfschmerz…

93,183
Korruption

93,182
kotzen

93,181
Kreativität

93,180

What this shows „Kopfschmerzen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Kopfschmerzen
Property	Value
Headword	Kopfschmerzen
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkɔp͡fˌʃmɛʁt͡sn̩]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#6,818
Misspellings tracked	22
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kopfschmerzen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kopfschmerzenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#6,818

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kilometern“ (#6,817), „Korruption“ (#6,819), „Kacke“ (#6,816). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kopfschmerzen“ bei #6,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Kopfschmerzen (IPA [ˈkɔp͡fˌʃmɛʁt͡sn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,818 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kopfschmerzen, with forms such as "kkopfschmerzen", "kofpschmerzen", and "kopfcshmerzen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kopfschmerzen, spelled K-O-P-F-S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-E-N.

Definition

1
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kopfschmerz
2
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kopfschmerz
3
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kopfschmerz
4
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kopfschmerz

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

kkopfschmerzen
kofpschmerzen
kopfcshmerzen
kopffschmerzen
kopfscchmerzen
kopfschemrzen
kopfschhmerzen
kopfschmerezn
kopfschmerrzen
kopfschmerzenn
kopfschmerzne
kopfschmerzzen
kopfschmezren
kopfschmmerzen
kopfschmrezen
kopfscmherzen
kopfshcmerzen
kopfsschmerzen
koppfschmerzen
kopsfchmerzen
kpofschmerzen
okpfschmerzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kopfschmerzen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Kopfschmerzen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kopfschmerzen"?

"Kopfschmerzen" is spelled K-O-P-F-S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔp͡fˌʃmɛʁt͡sn̩].

What does "Kopfschmerzen" mean?

As a noun, "Kopfschmerzen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kopfschmerz

What are common misspellings of "Kopfschmerzen"?

Common misspellings include "kkopfschmerzen", "kofpschmerzen", "kopfcshmerzen", "kopffschmerzen", "kopfscchmerzen". The correct spelling is "Kopfschmerzen".

How do you pronounce "Kopfschmerzen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kopfschmerzen" is [ˈkɔp͡fˌʃmɛʁt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Kopfschmerzen" come from?

"Kopfschmerzen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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