Forschungsschiff

[ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsˌʃɪf]

/[ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsˌʃɪf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Forschungsschiff” is uncommon German (frequency #72,425 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,425
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schiff, das für Forschungszwecke eingesetzt wird

Key facts for Forschungsschiff
PropertyValue
HeadwordForschungsschiff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsˌʃɪf]
Letters16
Frequency rank#72,425
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Forschungsschiff” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Forschungsschiff lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Forschungsschiff is uncommon German at frequency #72,425 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schiff, das für Forschungszwecke eingesetzt wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Forschungsschiff, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Forschungsschiff, spelled F-O-R-S-C-H-U-N-G-S-S-C-H-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schiff, das für Forschungszwecke eingesetzt wird

Antonyms

ArbeitsschiffAusbildungsschiffAusflugsschiffAusstellungsschiffAuswandererschiffBaggerschiffBergungsschiffBohrschiffDockschiffFabrikschiffFahrgastschiffFährschiffFangschiffFeuerschiffFlüchtlingsschiffFrachtschiffGüterschiffHospitalschiffHotelschiffKampfschiffKreuzfahrtschiffKriegsschiffLandungsschiffLastschiffLazarettschiffLotsenschiffMilitärschiffMuseumsschiffPassagierschiffPatrouillenschiffPiratenschiffRestaurantschiffRettungsschiffSchlachtschiffSchleppschiffSchubschiffSchulschiffSeebäderschiffSeeräuberschiffSpionageschiffSuchschiffTheaterschiffTransportschiffTouristenschiffUrlauberschiffVermessungsschiffWalfangschiffWetterschiffWikingerschiffWohnschiffZielschiff

This word in other languages

research ship(English)

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 "Forschungsschiff"?
"Forschungsschiff" is spelled F-O-R-S-C-H-U-N-G-S-S-C-H-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsˌʃɪf].
What does "Forschungsschiff" mean?
As a noun, "Forschungsschiff" means: Schiff, das für Forschungszwecke eingesetzt wird
How do you pronounce "Forschungsschiff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Forschungsschiff" is [ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsˌʃɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Forschungsschiff" come from?
"Forschungsschiff" 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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Using “Forschungsschiff”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-O-R-S-C-H-U-N-G-S-S-C-H-I-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsˌʃɪf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list