sich den Kopf zerbrechen

Name: sich den Kopf zerbrechen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[zɪç deːn ˈkɔp͡f t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]

/[zɪç deːn ˈkɔp͡f t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]/ phrase

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“sich den Kopf zerbrechen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German: 24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr angestrengt nachdenken

Key facts for sich den Kopf zerbrechen
Property	Value
Headword	sich den Kopf zerbrechen
Language	German
Part of speech	Phrase
IPA	[zɪç deːn ˈkɔp͡f t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]
Letters	24
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sich den Kopf zerbrechen” sits in German frequency

sich den Kopf zerbrechen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sich den Kopf zerbrechen is 24 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zɪç deːn ˈkɔp͡f t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sehr angestrengt nachdenken".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sich den Kopf zerbrechen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sich den Kopf zerbrechen, spelled S-I-C-H- -D-E-N- -K-O-P-F- -Z-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

1
sehr angestrengt nachdenken

This word in other languages

se creuser la tête(Français)

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 "sich den Kopf zerbrechen"?

"sich den Kopf zerbrechen" is spelled S-I-C-H- -D-E-N- -K-O-P-F- -Z-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zɪç deːn ˈkɔp͡f t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩].

What does "sich den Kopf zerbrechen" mean?

As a phrase, "sich den Kopf zerbrechen" means: sehr angestrengt nachdenken

How do you pronounce "sich den Kopf zerbrechen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sich den Kopf zerbrechen" is [zɪç deːn ˈkɔp͡f t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "sich den Kopf zerbrechen" come from?

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Using “sich den Kopf zerbrechen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-I-C-H- -D-E-N- -K-O-P-F- -Z-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [zɪç deːn ˈkɔp͡f t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.