Schiffer
German, noun/ˈʃɪfɐ/
Schiffer is spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-E-R (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schiffer is a German masculine noun meaning “sailor; skipper (one who navigates a ship or boat, or works on it, especially in inland navigation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine in der Binnenschifffahrt tätige Person”.
What does Schiffer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesailor; skipper (one who navigates a ship or boat, or works on it, especially in inland navigation)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine in der Binnenschifffahrt tätige Person 2. der Führer eines Schiffes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schiffer
- Schiffers genitive
- Schiffern dative definite plural
- Schifferin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schiffer?
- /ˈʃɪfɐ/
- [ˈʃɪfɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schiffer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schiffer in German?
Schiffer appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).