Pfeifenkopf
[ˈp͡faɪ̯fn̩ˌkɔp͡f]
The verdict
“Pfeifenkopf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorderer, verdickter Teil einer Pfeife zur Aufnahme des Tabaks
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfeifenkopf · Pfeifenkopf · German
Pfeifenkopf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pfeifenkopf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡faɪ̯fn̩ˌkɔp͡f] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfeifenkopf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfeifenkopf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡faɪ̯fn̩ˌkɔp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Pfeifenkopf in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pfeifenkopf, spelled P-F-E-I-F-E-N-K-O-P-F.
Definition
- 1vorderer, verdickter Teil einer Pfeife zur Aufnahme des Tabaks
- 2Schimpfwort für einen Menschen, der den Erwartungen seiner Mitmenschen nicht gerecht wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pfeifenkopf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Oder man mußte die Pfeife quernehmen, aber dann zeigte der Pfeifenkopf zur Seite.“
„Er hatte alles Feuer aus dem Pfeifenkopf verschüttet, zerbrach die Pfeife und warf sie weg.“
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.