kopfüber
[kɔp͡fˈʔyːbɐ]
The verdict
“kopfüber” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,129
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit dem Kopf zuerst; mit dem Kopf voran
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kopfüber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [kɔp͡fˈʔyːbɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #32,129 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kopfüber” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around kopfüber (IPA [kɔp͡fˈʔyːbɐ]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #32,129 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit dem Kopf zuerst; mit dem Kopf voran".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for kopfüber, with forms such as "kkopfüber", "kofpüber", and "kopfbüer". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 kopfüber, spelled K-O-P-F-Ü-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1mit dem Kopf zuerst; mit dem Kopf voran
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkopfüber
- kofpüber
- kopfbüer
- kopffüber
- kopfübber
- kopfüberr
- kopfübre
- kopfüebr
- koppfüber
- kopüfber
- kpofüber
- okpfüber
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kopfüber - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “kopfüber”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-P-F-Ü-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɔp͡fˈʔyːbɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.