Kopfverletzung

[ˈkɔp͡ffɛɐ̯ˌlɛt͡sʊŋ]

/[ˈkɔp͡ffɛɐ̯ˌlɛt͡sʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Kopfverletzung” is uncommon German (frequency #53,833 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,833
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Verletzung am Kopf

Corpus desk

Index DE-kopfverletzung · Kopfverletzung · German

Kopfverletzung · rank #53,833 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,833
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH komponierten

Nearest frequency peer: komponierten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kopfverletzung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kopfverletzung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kopfverletzung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKopfverletzung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔp͡ffɛɐ̯ˌlɛt͡sʊŋ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#53,833
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kopfverletzung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kopfverletzungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „komponierten“ (#53,832), „Koproduktion“ (#53,834), „Korfu“ (#53,835). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kopfverletzung“ bei #53,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kopfverletzung is uncommon German at frequency #53,833 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔp͡ffɛɐ̯ˌlɛt͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Verletzung am Kopf".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kopfverletzung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kopfverletzung, spelled K-O-P-F-V-E-R-L-E-T-Z-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Verletzung am Kopf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kopfverletzung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Opfer trug schwere Kopfverletzungen davon.
  2. „Lucien Auguste Camus fiel 1914 im Ersten Weltkrieg durch eine tödliche Kopfverletzung in der Schlacht an der Marne.“

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 "Kopfverletzung"?
"Kopfverletzung" is spelled K-O-P-F-V-E-R-L-E-T-Z-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔp͡ffɛɐ̯ˌlɛt͡sʊŋ].
What does "Kopfverletzung" mean?
As a noun, "Kopfverletzung" means: eine Verletzung am Kopf
How do you pronounce "Kopfverletzung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kopfverletzung" is [ˈkɔp͡ffɛɐ̯ˌlɛt͡sʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kopfverletzung" come from?
"Kopfverletzung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kopfverletzung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list