Dampfschifffahrt
German, noun[ˈdamp͡fʃɪfˌfaːɐ̯t]
Dampfschifffahrt is spelled D-A-M-P-F-S-C-H-I-F-F-F-A-H-R-T (16 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 192,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dampfschifffahrt is a German feminine noun meaning “steam navigation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schifffahrt mit Dampfschiffen”.
What does Dampfschifffahrt mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesteam navigation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schifffahrt mit Dampfschiffen
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 Dampfschifffahrt
- Dampfschifffahrten plural
- Dampfschiffahrt obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dampfschifffahrt?
- [ˈdamp͡fʃɪfˌfaːɐ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Dampfschifffahrt in German?
Dampfschifffahrt appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).