Stecknadelkopf
German, noun/ˈʃtɛknaːdl̩ˌkɔp͡f/
Stecknadelkopf is spelled S-T-E-C-K-N-A-D-E-L-K-O-P-F (14 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written German, the 352,658th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stecknadelkopf is a German masculine noun meaning “pinhead (often used in size comparisons)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kugelförmiger Aufsatz aus Plastik am Ende einer Stecknadel, der zum Anfassen dient”.
What does Stecknadelkopf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepinhead (often used in size comparisons)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kugelförmiger Aufsatz aus Plastik am Ende einer Stecknadel, der zum Anfassen dient
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Stecknadelkopf
- Stecknadelkopfs genitive
- Stecknadelkopfes genitive
- Stecknadelköpfe plural
- Stecknadelkopfe dative singular
- Stecknadelköpfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stecknadelkopf?
- /ˈʃtɛknaːdl̩ˌkɔp͡f/
- [ˈʃtɛknaːdl̩ˌkɔp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Stecknadelkopf in German?
Stecknadelkopf appears about once in every 35 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).