Dampfschiff
German, noun[ˈdamp͡fˌʃɪf]
Dampfschiff is spelled D-A-M-P-F-S-C-H-I-F-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 72,255th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dampfschiff is a German neuter noun meaning “steamboat, steamship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Motorschiff, das von einer Dampfmaschine angetrieben wird”.
What does Dampfschiff mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersteamboat, steamship
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Motorschiff, das von einer Dampfmaschine angetrieben wird
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 Dampfschiff
- Dampfschiffes genitive
- Dampfschiffs genitive
- Dampfschiffe plural
- Dampfschiffen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dampfschiff?
- [ˈdamp͡fˌʃɪf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dampfschiff
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dampfschiff in German?
Dampfschiff appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).