Kopist

[koˈpɪst]

/[koˈpɪst]/ noun

The verdict

“Kopist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schreiber, der einen vorgegebenen Text abschreibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kopist · Kopist · German

Kopist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for Kopist
PropertyValue
HeadwordKopist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈpɪst]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kopist“ im Deutschen

Kopistsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kopist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈpɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kopist in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Kopist, spelled K-O-P-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schreiber, der einen vorgegebenen Text abschreibt
  2. 2
    jemand, der Kunstwerke nachmacht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Orthographiefehler und graphische Ungleichmäßigkeiten innerhalb eines Manuskripts lassen darauf schließen, daß die Kopisten nach Diktat und abwechselnd am gleichen Manuskript arbeiten.“
  2. „Die anderen Worte, von irgendeinem Kopisten zum Zweck der Klarstellung in Eudemos' Text eingefügt, hatten mich schrecklich verwirrt.“

Synonyms

Abschreiber

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kopist"?
"Kopist" is spelled K-O-P-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈpɪst].
What does "Kopist" mean?
As a noun, "Kopist" means: Schreiber, der einen vorgegebenen Text abschreibt
How do you pronounce "Kopist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kopist" is [koˈpɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kopist" come from?
"Kopist" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list