Tollkopf
[ˈtɔlˌkɔp͡f]
The verdict
“Tollkopf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die dazu neigt, übertrieben und wenig kontrolliert zu agieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-tollkopf · Tollkopf · German
Tollkopf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Tollkopf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɔlˌkɔp͡f] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tollkopf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tollkopf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɔlˌkɔp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tollkopf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dieser überspannte Tollkopf erregte in mir nicht das geringste Gefühl des Mitleids.“
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.