Kopfschuss
[ˈkɔp͡fˌʃʊs]
The verdict
“Kopfschuss” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #41,290 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,290
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schuss, bei dem das Projektil den Kopf trifft
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kopfschuss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔp͡fˌʃʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #41,290 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kopfschuss” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kopfschuss is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɔp͡fˌʃʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,290 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Schuss, bei dem das Projektil den Kopf trifft".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kopfschuss, with forms such as "kkopfschuss", "kofpschuss", and "kopfcshuss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kopfschuss, spelled K-O-P-F-S-C-H-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1Schuss, bei dem das Projektil den Kopf trifft
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kkopfschuss,kofpschuss,kopfcshuss,kopffschuss,kopfscchuss,kopfschhuss,kopfschsus,kopfschus,kopfschuß,kopfscuhss,kopfshcuss,kopfsschuss,koppfschuss,kopsfchuss,kpofschuss,okpfschuss
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kopfschuss - 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.
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.
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Using “Kopfschuss”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-P-F-S-C-H-U-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɔp͡fˌʃʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.