Passagierschiff
[pasaˈʒiːɐ̯ˌʃɪf]
The verdict
“Passagierschiff” is an uncommon German word, ranked #72,796 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #72,796
- frequency rank, German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schiff, das für Passagiere eingerichtet ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Passagierschiff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pasaˈʒiːɐ̯ˌʃɪf] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #72,796 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Passagierschiff” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Passagierschiff is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pasaˈʒiːɐ̯ˌʃɪf]. Corpus data places it at rank #72,796 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Schiff, das für Passagiere eingerichtet ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Passagierschiff in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Passagierschiff, spelled P-A-S-S-A-G-I-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1Schiff, das für Passagiere eingerichtet ist
Synonyms
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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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Using “Passagierschiff”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-S-S-A-G-I-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pasaˈʒiːɐ̯ˌʃɪf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.