Polyglot Dictionary

Kopfschmerzen

/ˈkɔpfˌʃmɛrtsn̩/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

singular (less common)
der Kopfschmerz

Meaning

  1. headache

    Almost always used in the plural, even for a single headache — much like English "pains."

    • Ich habe Kopfschmerzen.

      I have a headache.

    • Nimm eine Tablette gegen die Kopfschmerzen.

      Take a pill for the headache.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Kopf head
  • Schmerzen pains (plural of Schmerz)

Similar words

Migräne

Migräne is a specific, often recurring medical condition — a severe headache typically paired with nausea and light sensitivity. Kopfschmerzen is the general, everyday word for any headache, mild or severe.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cefalea

cefalea is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "headache."

Practice

1 What does Kopfschmerzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kopfschmerzen?

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