Kirchenschiff
[ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌʃɪf]
The verdict
“Kirchenschiff” is uncommon German (frequency #53,821 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,821
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - länglicher, großer Raum in einer Kirche
Corpus desk
Index DE-kirchenschiff · Kirchenschiff · German
Kirchenschiff · rank #53,821 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,821
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kinderschutz
Nearest frequency peer: Kinderschutz (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kirchenschiff“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kehlkopf
Kehlkopf
46,183 corpus weight
- Kinderlieder
Kinderlieder
46,182 corpus weight
- Kinderschutz
Kinderschutz
46,181 corpus weight
- Kirchenschi…
Kirchenschiff
46,180 corpus weight
- Klapse
Klapse
46,179 corpus weight
- klarzukommen
klarzukommen
46,178 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kirchenschiff“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kirchenschiff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌʃɪf] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #53,821 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kirchenschiff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kirchenschiff is uncommon German at frequency #53,821 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "länglicher, großer Raum in einer Kirche".
Kirchenschiff doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kirchenschiff, spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1länglicher, großer Raum in einer Kirche
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kirchenschiff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Kirche hat nur ein Kirchenschiff.
„Während der Pfarrer den Heiligen Geist aussandte, die Gemeinde betete, der Chor die Himmel rühmen ließ, während Weihrauch wie süßlicher Nebel durchs Kirchenschiff wallte, verliebte sich Hans Tönnies in die Maria, und das schon eine Woche nach seiner Heimkehr aus Kriegsgefangenschaft.“
This word in other languages
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.
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