Containerschiff

[kɔnˈteːnɐˌʃɪf]

/[kɔnˈteːnɐˌʃɪf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Containerschiff” is uncommon German (frequency #80,219 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,219
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frachtschiff, das für den Transport von Containern gebaut ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-containerschiff · Containerschiff · German

Containerschiff · rank #80,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,219
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH contests

Nearest frequency peer: contests (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Containerschiff“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Containerschiff“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Containerschiff
PropertyValue
HeadwordContainerschiff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔnˈteːnɐˌʃɪf]
Letters15
Frequency rank#80,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Containerschiff“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Containerschifffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „contests“ (#80,220), „coman“ (#80,216), „Coventry“ (#80,223). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Containerschiff“ bei #80,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Containerschiff is uncommon German at frequency #80,219 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔnˈteːnɐˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frachtschiff, das für den Transport von Containern gebaut ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Containerschiff in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Containerschiff, spelled C-O-N-T-A-I-N-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frachtschiff, das für den Transport von Containern gebaut ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Containerschiff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Containerschiffe werden anscheinend immer größer.
  2. „Ihr Arbeitgeber, ein weißer Mann, habe ihr geholfen auf ein Containerschiff zu gelangen.“

Synonyms

Containerfrachter

This word in other languages

containership(English)portacontenedores(Español)porte-conteneurs(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Containerschiff"?
"Containerschiff" is spelled C-O-N-T-A-I-N-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnˈteːnɐˌʃɪf].
What does "Containerschiff" mean?
As a noun, "Containerschiff" means: Frachtschiff, das für den Transport von Containern gebaut ist
How do you pronounce "Containerschiff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Containerschiff" is [kɔnˈteːnɐˌʃɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Containerschiff" come from?
"Containerschiff" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Containerschiff", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list