Dampfschiff

[ˈdamp͡fˌʃɪf]

/[ˈdamp͡fˌʃɪf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dampfschiff” is uncommon German (frequency #72,290 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,290
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Motorschiff, das von einer Dampfmaschine angetrieben wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-dampfschiff · Dampfschiff · German

Dampfschiff · rank #72,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,290
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dampfkessel

Nearest frequency peer: Dampfkessel (-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 „Dampfschiff“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dampfschiff
PropertyValue
HeadwordDampfschiff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdamp͡fˌʃɪf]
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dampfschiff“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dampfkessel“ (#72,289), „Dauerbetrieb“ (#72,291), „debt“ (#72,294). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dampfschiff“ bei #72,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dampfschiff is uncommon German at frequency #72,290 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdamp͡fˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Motorschiff, das von einer Dampfmaschine angetrieben wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for Dampfschiff in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Dampfschiff, spelled D-A-M-P-F-S-C-H-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Motorschiff, das von einer Dampfmaschine angetrieben wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dampfschiffe fahren nur noch an besonderen Tagen auf dem Rhein.
  2. Auf dem Bodensee fährt noch regelmäßig ein Dampfschiff.

Synonyms

DampferSteamer

Antonyms

Segelschiff

This word in other languages

steamboat(English)bateau à vapeur(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 "Dampfschiff"?
"Dampfschiff" is spelled D-A-M-P-F-S-C-H-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdamp͡fˌʃɪf].
What does "Dampfschiff" mean?
As a noun, "Dampfschiff" means: Motorschiff, das von einer Dampfmaschine angetrieben wird
How do you pronounce "Dampfschiff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dampfschiff" is [ˈdamp͡fˌʃɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dampfschiff" come from?
"Dampfschiff" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dampfkessel#72,289Deckschicht#72,295Druckfehler#72,315einfallslos#72,332

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list