Tollkopf
[ˈtɔlˌkɔp͡f]
The verdict
“Tollkopf” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die dazu neigt, übertrieben und wenig kontrolliert zu agieren
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tollkopf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɔlˌkɔp͡f] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tollkopf” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Tollkopf is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɔlˌkɔp͡f]. 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: "Person, die dazu neigt, übertrieben und wenig kontrolliert zu agieren".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tollkopf, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tollkopf, spelled T-O-L-L-K-O-P-F.
Definition
- 1Person, die dazu neigt, übertrieben und wenig kontrolliert zu agieren
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.
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Using “Tollkopf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-O-L-L-K-O-P-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtɔlˌkɔp͡f] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.