Kopfzerbrechen

Name: Kopfzerbrechen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkɔp͡ft͡sɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩]

/[ˈkɔp͡ft͡sɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Kopfzerbrechen” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,282
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 23
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - angestrengtes Nachdenken mit dem Ziel, ein schwieriges Problem zu lösen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kopfzerbrechen · Kopfzerbrechen · German

Kopfzerbrechen · rank #48,282 · 23 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #48,282
LEN-MEGA 14 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 23 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH Konzertes

Nearest frequency peer: Konzertes (-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.

konkretisie…

51,722
kontinuierl…

51,721
Konzertes

51,720
Kopfzerbrec…

51,719
Kreditgeber

51,718
Kredits

51,717

What this shows „Kopfzerbrechen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Kopfzerbrechen
Property	Value
Headword	Kopfzerbrechen
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkɔp͡ft͡sɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#48,282
Misspellings tracked	23
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kopfzerbrechen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kopfzerbrechenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#48,282

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Konzertes“ (#48,281), „Kreditgeber“ (#48,283), „kontinuierlicher“ (#48,280). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kopfzerbrechen“ bei #48,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around Kopfzerbrechen (IPA [ˈkɔp͡ft͡sɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,282 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "angestrengtes Nachdenken mit dem Ziel, ein schwieriges Problem zu lösen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kopfzerbrechen, with forms such as "kkopfzerbrechen", "kofpzerbrechen", and "kopfezrbrechen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kopfzerbrechen, spelled K-O-P-F-Z-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

1
angestrengtes Nachdenken mit dem Ziel, ein schwieriges Problem zu lösen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Später dann, betroffen, unheimlich klar, gestand sie sich, daß hier eine Vorstufe jener Selbstverletzungen und Verstümmelungen vorliege, die den Irrenärzten so viel Kopfzerbrechen über ihre Patienten verursachen.“
„Noch mehr Kopfzerbrechen aber bereitete den Ermittlern der Inhalt seiner Hosentasche: Dort fanden sie zwei beschriebene Papierzettel - die einzig möglichen Hinweise auf die mysteriösen Umstände dieses Todesfalls.“

This word in other languages

headache(English)tourment(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

kkopfzerbrechen
kofpzerbrechen
kopfezrbrechen
kopffzerbrechen
kopfzebrrechen
kopfzerbbrechen
kopfzerberchen
kopfzerbrcehen
kopfzerbrecchen
kopfzerbrecehn
kopfzerbrechenn
kopfzerbrechhen
kopfzerbrechne
kopfzerbrehcen
kopfzerbrrechen
kopfzerrbechen
kopfzerrbrechen
kopfzrebrechen
kopfzzerbrechen
koppfzerbrechen
kopzferbrechen
kpofzerbrechen
okpfzerbrechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kopfzerbrechen - 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.

Edit distance from "Kopfzerbrechen"

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 "Kopfzerbrechen"?

"Kopfzerbrechen" is spelled K-O-P-F-Z-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔp͡ft͡sɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩].

What does "Kopfzerbrechen" mean?

As a noun, "Kopfzerbrechen" means: angestrengtes Nachdenken mit dem Ziel, ein schwieriges Problem zu lösen

What are common misspellings of "Kopfzerbrechen"?

Common misspellings include "kkopfzerbrechen", "kofpzerbrechen", "kopfezrbrechen", "kopffzerbrechen", "kopfzebrrechen". The correct spelling is "Kopfzerbrechen".

How do you pronounce "Kopfzerbrechen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kopfzerbrechen" is [ˈkɔp͡ft͡sɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Kopfzerbrechen" come from?

"Kopfzerbrechen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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