Sprengkopf
[ˈʃpʁɛŋˌkɔp͡f]
The verdict
“Sprengkopf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil einer komplexen Explosionswaffe, welcher die Sprengladung enthält
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Index DE-sprengkopf · Sprengkopf · German
Sprengkopf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Sprengkopf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpʁɛŋˌkɔp͡f] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sprengkopf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sprengkopf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁɛŋˌkɔp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil einer komplexen Explosionswaffe, welcher die Sprengladung enthält".
Sprengkopf doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sprengkopf, spelled S-P-R-E-N-G-K-O-P-F.
Definition
- 1Teil einer komplexen Explosionswaffe, welcher die Sprengladung enthält
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sprengkopf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fernlenkraketen und Torpedos bestehen im Wesentlichen aus einem Sprengkopf und einem Trägersystem zur Steuerung.
„Nach Aussagen eines westlichen Geheimdienstbeamten besitzt Russland mindestens 64 der neuen Marschflugkörper, die auch mit einem atomaren Sprengkopf bestückt werden können.“
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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.