Barkasse
German, noun[baɐ̯ˈkasə]
Barkasse is spelled B-A-R-K-A-S-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barkasse is a German feminine noun meaning “launch (boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “größtes Beiboot eines Kriegsschiffs, das zum Wasserholen, Landungsfahrten und so weiter genutzt wurde”.
What does Barkasse mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininelaunch (boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war)
- 2
femininebarge
noun
- 1
femininepetty cash
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. größtes Beiboot eines Kriegsschiffs, das zum Wasserholen, Landungsfahrten und so weiter genutzt wurde 2. kleines, motorbetriebenes Verkehrs- oder Arbeitsboot, das vor allem in Häfen eingesetzt wird
noun: 1. Kasse, an der Ein- und Auszahlungen mit Bargeld möglich sind
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 Barkasse
- Barkassen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Barkasse?
- [baɐ̯ˈkasə]
- [baʁˈkasə]
- [ˈbaːɐ̯ˌkasə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Barkasse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Barkasse in German?
Barkasse appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).