Kauffahrteischiff
[kaʊ̯ffaːɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ˌʃɪf]
The verdict
“Kauffahrteischiff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schiff, mit dem Handelswaren, Güter transportiert werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-kauffahrteischiff · Kauffahrteischiff · German
Kauffahrteischiff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kauffahrteischiff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaʊ̯ffaːɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ˌʃɪf] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kauffahrteischiff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kauffahrteischiff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʊ̯ffaːɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schiff, mit dem Handelswaren, Güter transportiert werden".
Kauffahrteischiff doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kauffahrteischiff, spelled K-A-U-F-F-A-H-R-T-E-I-S-C-H-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1Schiff, mit dem Handelswaren, Güter transportiert werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kauffahrteischiff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn sich deren dickbauchige Kauffahrteischiffe voller Heringe aus Schonen oder Pelzwerk, Honig und Flachs aus Reval bei der Heimkehr vorsichtig durch die Ostssee-Untiefen zur Küstenlinie heranmanövrierten, dann wurden zuerst die kräftigen Türme und die Mächtigkeit der Kirchen sichtbar.“
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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.