Geisterschiff
German, noun/ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌʃɪf/
Geisterschiff is spelled G-E-I-S-T-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F (13 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geisterschiff is a German neuter noun meaning “ghost ship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “führungslos auf See treibendes Schiff, das von der Besatzung verlassen wurde oder dessen Besatzung tot ist”.
What does Geisterschiff mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterghost ship
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. führungslos auf See treibendes Schiff, das von der Besatzung verlassen wurde oder dessen Besatzung tot ist
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 Geisterschiff
- Geisterschiffes genitive
- Geisterschiffs genitive
- Geisterschiffe plural
- Geisterschiffen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geisterschiff?
- /ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌʃɪf/
- [ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌʃɪf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geisterschiff in German?
Geisterschiff appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).