Narrenschiff
German, noun[ˈnaʁənˌʃɪf]
Narrenschiff is spelled N-A-R-R-E-N-S-C-H-I-F-F (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Narrenschiff is a German neuter noun meaning “ship of fools” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Metapher für dysfunktional besetzte Organisationen oder menschliche Gemeinschaften”.
What does Narrenschiff mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutership of fools
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Metapher für dysfunktional besetzte Organisationen oder menschliche Gemeinschaften
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 Narrenschiff
- Narrenschiffes genitive
- Narrenschiffs genitive
- Narrenschiffe plural
- Narrenschiffen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Narrenschiff?
- [ˈnaʁənˌʃɪf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Narrenschiff in German?
Narrenschiff appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).