Piratenschiff

[piˈʁaːtn̩ˌʃɪf]

/[piˈʁaːtn̩ˌʃɪf]/ noun

The verdict

“Piratenschiff” is uncommon German (frequency #74,960 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,960
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Piraten verwendetes Schiff

Corpus desk

Index DE-piratenschiff · Piratenschiff · German

Piratenschiff · rank #74,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,960
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Picknicken

Nearest frequency peer: Picknicken (-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 „Piratenschiff“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Piratenschiff
PropertyValue
HeadwordPiratenschiff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈʁaːtn̩ˌʃɪf]
Letters13
Frequency rank#74,960
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Piratenschiff“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Picknicken“ (#74,959), „phones“ (#74,958), „Platzangebot“ (#74,963). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Piratenschiff“ bei #74,960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Piratenschiff is uncommon German at frequency #74,960 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [piˈʁaːtn̩ˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Piraten verwendetes Schiff".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Piratenschiff in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Piratenschiff, spelled P-I-R-A-T-E-N-S-C-H-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Piraten verwendetes Schiff

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Solange ein Piratenschiff auf der Suche nach Beute war, lief es oft unter falscher Flagge …, um sich seinem Opfer ungestört nähern zu können.
  2. „Er hatte vielmehr Angst, dass sie einem Piratenschiff begegnet waren, dessen aufgezogene englische Fahne nur eine List war, um die Diligent aus nächster Nähe angreifen zu können.“

Synonyms

FreibeuterschiffSeeräuberschiff

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Piratenschiff"?
"Piratenschiff" is spelled P-I-R-A-T-E-N-S-C-H-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈʁaːtn̩ˌʃɪf].
What does "Piratenschiff" mean?
As a noun, "Piratenschiff" means: von Piraten verwendetes Schiff
How do you pronounce "Piratenschiff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Piratenschiff" is [piˈʁaːtn̩ˌʃɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Piratenschiff" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list