Erster Offizier
[eːɐ̯stɐ ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Erster Offizier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stellvertreter des Kapitäns auf einem Schiff
Corpus desk
Index DE-erster-offizier · Erster Offizier · German
Erster Offizier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erster Offizier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [eːɐ̯stɐ ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erster Offizier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erster Offizier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [eːɐ̯stɐ ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stellvertreter des Kapitäns auf einem Schiff".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Erster Offizier, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Erster Offizier, spelled E-R-S-T-E-R- -O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Stellvertreter des Kapitäns auf einem Schiff
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Erster Offizier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als der Kapitän 1812 starb, hatte Hugh den Rang eines Ersten Offiziers inne.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.