Schiffbau
[ˈʃɪfˌbaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Schiffbau” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,611
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Bauen von Schiffen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schiffbau · Schiffbau · German
Schiffbau · rank #39,611 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,611
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Schill
Nearest frequency peer: Schill (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Schiffbau”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Santander
Santander
60,394 corpus weight
- Schauplätze
Schauplätze
60,392 corpus weight
- Schiffbau
Schiffbau
60,390 corpus weight
- Schill
Schill
60,389 corpus weight
- Schlachter
Schlachter
60,387 corpus weight
- Schlafplatz
Schlafplatz
60,386 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schiffbau” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schiffbau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪfˌbaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #39,611 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schiffbau” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schiffbau (IPA [ˈʃɪfˌbaʊ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,611 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Bauen von Schiffen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schiffbau, with forms such as "cshiffbau", "scchiffbau", and "schfifbau". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schiffbau, spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-B-A-U.
Definition
- 1das Bauen von Schiffen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshiffbau
- scchiffbau
- schfifbau
- schhiffbau
- schifbau
- schifbfau
- schiffabu
- schiffbbau
- schiffbua
- scihffbau
- shciffbau
- sschiffbau
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schiffbau - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schiffbau", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
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.