Achterschiff
German, noun/ˈaxtɐˌʃɪf/
Achterschiff is spelled A-C-H-T-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F (12 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 278,604th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Achterschiff is a German neuter noun meaning “synonym of Hinterschiff” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “hinterer Teil eines Schiffes”.
What does Achterschiff mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersynonym of Hinterschiff
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. hinterer Teil eines Schiffes 2. Sternbild des Südhimmels
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 Achterschiff
- Achterschiffes genitive
- Achterschiffs genitive
- Achterschiffe plural
- Achterschiffen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Achterschiff?
- /ˈaxtɐˌʃɪf/
- [ˈaxtɐˌʃɪf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Achterschiff in German?
Achterschiff appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).