Schiffchen

[ˈʃɪfçən]

/[ˈʃɪfçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schiffchen” is uncommon German (frequency #67,658 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,658
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein kleines Schiff

Corpus desk

Index DE-schiffchen · Schiffchen · German

Schiffchen · rank #67,658 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,658
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schickeria

Nearest frequency peer: Schickeria (-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 „Schiffchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schiffchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchiffchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɪfçən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,658
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schiffchen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schickeria“ (#67,657), „schlampige“ (#67,659), „Scheinwerferlicht“ (#67,656). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schiffchen“ bei #67,658. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schiffchen is uncommon German at frequency #67,658 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪfçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Schiffchen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schiffchen, spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein kleines Schiff
  2. 2
    eine militärische Kopfbedeckung
  3. 3
    die beiden unteren, verwachsenen Kronblätter der Hülsenfrüchtler
  4. 4
    Teil eines Webstuhls, der den Schussfaden enthält und zwischen den Kettfäden hin- und hergeschoben wird
  5. 5
    schiffförmiger Behälter zum Aufbewahren des Weihrauchs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Segelboot ist kein Schiffchen!
  2. „Das Schiffchen segelte zu pathetischer Musik ziemlich schnell von links nach rechts über das Meer.“

Synonyms

SchiffleinKäppiSchiffchenmützeKielWeihrauchschiffWeihrauchschiffchenWeihrauchschifflein

Antonyms

DampferOzeanrieseHelm

This word in other languages

quilla(Español)

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 "Schiffchen"?
"Schiffchen" is spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪfçən].
What does "Schiffchen" mean?
As a noun, "Schiffchen" means: ein kleines Schiff
How do you pronounce "Schiffchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schiffchen" is [ˈʃɪfçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schiffchen" come from?
"Schiffchen" 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 "Schiffchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schickeria#67,657schlampige#67,659schmuggelt#67,664Schreddern#67,669

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list