Kupferstecher

[ˈkʊp͡fɐˌʃtɛçɐ]

/[ˈkʊp͡fɐˌʃtɛçɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kupferstecher” is uncommon German (frequency #60,767 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,767
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handwerker oder Künstler, der Kupferstiche anfertigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kupferstecher · Kupferstecher · German

Kupferstecher · rank #60,767 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,767
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kulturschock

Nearest frequency peer: Kulturschock (-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 „Kupferstecher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kupferstecher
PropertyValue
HeadwordKupferstecher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊp͡fɐˌʃtɛçɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#60,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kupferstecher“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kulturschock“ (#60,766), „kuratiert“ (#60,768), „Kulte“ (#60,765). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kupferstecher“ bei #60,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kupferstecher is uncommon German at frequency #60,767 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊp͡fɐˌʃtɛçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Kupferstecher has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kupferstecher, spelled K-U-P-F-E-R-S-T-E-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handwerker oder Künstler, der Kupferstiche anfertigt
  2. 2
    Käfer aus der Familie der Borkenkäfer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Beruf des Kupferstechers ist heute nur noch wenig verbreitet.
  2. „Der Bucklige, um den es sich hier handelt, hieß Dubois-Châteleraux. Er war ein geschickter Kupferstecher und zugleich Münzdirektor des Infanten-Herzogs von Parma, obgleich dieser kleine Fürst eine eigene Münze nicht besaß.“

Synonyms

Pityogenes chalcographus

This word in other languages

calcógrafo(Español)

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 "Kupferstecher"?
"Kupferstecher" is spelled K-U-P-F-E-R-S-T-E-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊp͡fɐˌʃtɛçɐ].
What does "Kupferstecher" mean?
As a noun, "Kupferstecher" means: Handwerker oder Künstler, der Kupferstiche anfertigt
How do you pronounce "Kupferstecher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kupferstecher" is [ˈkʊp͡fɐˌʃtɛçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kupferstecher" come from?
"Kupferstecher" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Landesbischof#60,780Lebensplanung#60,786Kleidungsstil#60,738Kinderlähmung#60,731

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list