Kopftuch
German, noun/ˈkɔpfˌtuːχ/
Kopftuch is spelled K-O-P-F-T-U-C-H (8 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written German, the 9,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kopftuch is a German neuter noun meaning “headscarf, kerchief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stück Stoff, das als Schutz vor der Witterung oder Verletzungen, als Modeaccessoire oder aus politischen oder…”.
What does Kopftuch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterheadscarf, kerchief
- 2
neuterhijab
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stück Stoff, das als Schutz vor der Witterung oder Verletzungen, als Modeaccessoire oder aus politischen oder religiösen Motiven auf dem Kopf getragen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kopftuch
- Kopftuches genitive
- Kopftuchs genitive
- Kopftücher plural
- Kopftuche dative singular
- Kopftüchern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kopftuch?
- /ˈkɔpfˌtuːχ/
- [ˈkɔp͡fˌtuːx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kopftuch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kopftuch in German?
Kopftuch appears 7.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).