Schopf

[ʃɔp͡f]

/[ʃɔp͡f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schopf” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,898. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,898
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das gesamte (dichte) Kopfhaar (meist eines Menschen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-schopf · Schopf · German

Schopf · rank #44,898 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,898
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schools

Nearest frequency peer: schools (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schopf“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schopf vs Shop
67% similar
Schopf vs schuf
50% similar
Schopf vs shops
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schopf
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchopf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃɔp͡f]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,898
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schopf“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schopfliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schools“ (#44,897), „schrillen“ (#44,899), „schroff“ (#44,900). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schopf“ bei #44,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Schopf (IPA [ʃɔp͡f]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,898 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schopf, with forms such as "cshopf", "scchopf", and "schhopf". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Shop", "schuf", "shops", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schopf, spelled S-C-H-O-P-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    das gesamte (dichte) Kopfhaar (meist eines Menschen)
  2. 2
    Bündel, Büschel von Haaren
  3. 3
    oberster Körperteil eines Lebewesens; Kopf
  4. 4
    kleines Gebäude für Gerätschaften oder Vorräte; Schuppen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Den roten Schopf meiner Schwester kann man auch zwischen vielen Menschen kaum übersehen.
  2. „Gottfried August Bürger, dem es trotz des Erfolgs seiner Münchhausengeschichten nie gelang, sich am eigenen Schopf finanziell aus dem Sumpf zu ziehen, publizierte beispielsweise den Vorschlag einer Assekuranzkasse, mit der die Einnahmeausfälle durch Raubdrucke versichert werden sollten.“

Synonyms

Haarschopf

This word in other languages

cabellera(Español)chevelure(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshopf
  • scchopf
  • schhopf
  • schofp
  • schopff
  • schoppf
  • schpof
  • scohpf
  • shcopf
  • sschopf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schopf - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshopf2scchopf1schhopf1schofp2schopff1schoppf1schpof2scohpf2
Edit distance from "Schopf"

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 "Schopf"?
"Schopf" is spelled S-C-H-O-P-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɔp͡f].
What does "Schopf" mean?
As a noun, "Schopf" means: das gesamte (dichte) Kopfhaar (meist eines Menschen)
What words are commonly confused with "Schopf"?
"Schopf" is commonly confused with "Shop", "schuf", "shops". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schopf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schopf" is [ʃɔp͡f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schopf" come from?
"Schopf" 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 "Schopf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

saying#44,887sailor#44,884sparks#44,926raffen#44,864

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

schroff10 variantsSeeland10 variantsrouting10 variantsTerence10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list