Frachtkahn
[ˈfʁaxtˌkaːn]
The verdict
“Frachtkahn” 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) - Wasserfahrzeug ohne Motor zum Transport von Frachten
Corpus desk
Index DE-frachtkahn · Frachtkahn · German
Frachtkahn · 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 | Frachtkahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaxtˌkaːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Frachtkahn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Frachtkahn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaxtˌkaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wasserfahrzeug ohne Motor zum Transport von Frachten".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Frachtkahn, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Frachtkahn, spelled F-R-A-C-H-T-K-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1Wasserfahrzeug ohne Motor zum Transport von Frachten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Frachtkahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Anlegestelle war verwaist, nur die am Kai vertauten Frachtkähne quietschten und knarrten.“
Synonyms
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.