Kopfsteuer
[ˈkɔp͡fˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Kopfsteuer” 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) - Steuer, die pro Person in gleicher Höhe erhoben wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kopfsteuer · Kopfsteuer · German
Kopfsteuer · 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 | Kopfsteuer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔp͡fˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kopfsteuer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kopfsteuer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔp͡fˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Steuer, die pro Person in gleicher Höhe erhoben wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kopfsteuer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kopfsteuer, spelled K-O-P-F-S-T-E-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Steuer, die pro Person in gleicher Höhe erhoben wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kopfsteuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hunderttausende Männer müssen für die Kolonialherren schuften, um eine neu eingeführte Kopfsteuer bezahlen zu können: auf Plantagen, in Bergwerken, bei der Eisenbahn, in den Häfen, als Hausangestellte der Weißen.“
„Je Tier ist eine pauschale Kopfsteuer für die Nutzung von Staatsbesitz zu entrichten.“
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.