Nebenschiff
[ˈneːbn̩ˌʃɪf]
The verdict
“Nebenschiff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - langer, schmaler Raum an den Seiten einer Kirche
Corpus desk
Index DE-nebenschiff · Nebenschiff · German
Nebenschiff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Nebenschiff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈneːbn̩ˌʃɪf] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nebenschiff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nebenschiff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈneːbn̩ˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "langer, schmaler Raum an den Seiten einer Kirche".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Nebenschiff in our index, 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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Nebenschiff, spelled N-E-B-E-N-S-C-H-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1langer, schmaler Raum an den Seiten einer Kirche
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nebenschiff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Nebenschiff hängt ein rabenschwarzer Jesus unter einem Goldaltar, unten wiederholt ein Flatscreen die Worte des Pastors: ‚Entsage der Bedrängnis der weltlichen Ordnung‘, steht dort auf Spanisch, die Gläubigen beten es nach, Katechismus-Karaoke für die Fortschrittsverweigerer von Mexiko-Stadt.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.