Passagierschiff

[pasaˈʒiːɐ̯ˌʃɪf]

/[pasaˈʒiːɐ̯ˌʃɪf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Passagierschiff” is uncommon German (frequency #72,796 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,796
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schiff, das für Passagiere eingerichtet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-passagierschiff · Passagierschiff · German

Passagierschiff · rank #72,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,796
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH paranoiden

Nearest frequency peer: paranoiden (-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 „Passagierschiff“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Passagierschiff“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Passagierschiff
PropertyValue
HeadwordPassagierschiff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pasaˈʒiːɐ̯ˌʃɪf]
Letters15
Frequency rank#72,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Passagierschiff“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Passagierschifffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „paranoiden“ (#72,795), „pathfinder“ (#72,797), „paradiesischen“ (#72,794). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Passagierschiff“ bei #72,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Passagierschiff is uncommon German at frequency #72,796 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pasaˈʒiːɐ̯ˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    Schiff, das für Passagiere eingerichtet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Passagierschiff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Statt als Gast auf einem Frachter fährt er lieber mit einem Passagierschiff.
  2. „In der abendlichen Dunkelheit wirkt es wie ein großes, verlassenes Passagierschiff.“

Synonyms

Fahrgastschiff

This word in other languages

paquebot(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Passagierschiff"?
"Passagierschiff" is spelled P-A-S-S-A-G-I-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [pasaˈʒiːɐ̯ˌʃɪf].
What does "Passagierschiff" mean?
As a noun, "Passagierschiff" means: Schiff, das für Passagiere eingerichtet ist
How do you pronounce "Passagierschiff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Passagierschiff" is [pasaˈʒiːɐ̯ˌʃɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Passagierschiff" come from?
"Passagierschiff" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Passagierschiff", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list