kopje
/kəʊpi/noun
kopje is spelled K-O-P-J-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kopje means “A small hill or mound, especially on the African veld” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kopje is kopjes.
How many letters and syllables are in kopje?
| Letters | 5: K-O-P-J-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kopje?
Kopje appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kopje?
- /kəʊpi/
- /kɒpi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kopje
- kopjes plural
- koppie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kopje mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small hill or mound, especially on the African veld.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kopje come from?
From (South African) Dutch kopje, diminutive of kop (“head”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).