Fährschiff
[ˈfɛːɐ̯ˌʃɪf]
The verdict
“Fährschiff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schiff, das genutzt wird, um Personen, Tiere und/oder Gegenstände von einem Ufer zum anderen/ von einer Küste zur anderen zu transportieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-fahrschiff · Fährschiff · German
Fährschiff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Fährschiff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛːɐ̯ˌʃɪf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fährschiff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fährschiff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛːɐ̯ˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schiff, das genutzt wird, um Personen, Tiere und/oder Gegenstände von einem Ufer zum anderen/ von einer Küste zur anderen zu transportieren".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Fährschiff in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fährschiff, spelled F-Ä-H-R-S-C-H-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1Schiff, das genutzt wird, um Personen, Tiere und/oder Gegenstände von einem Ufer zum anderen/ von einer Küste zur anderen zu transportieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fährschiff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf der Ostsee verkehren große Fährschiffe.
„Auf dem Fährschiff löste sich der alte Grams von Roman und lehnte sich am Bug gegen die Reling.“
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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.