Schifffahrt
German, noun[ˈʃɪfˌfaːɐ̯t]
Schifffahrt is spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-F-A-H-R-T (11 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 20,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schifffahrt is a German feminine noun meaning “water transportation, water transport” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit der Aktivitäten, die Reise, Transport und anderes mit einem Schiff betreffen”.
What does Schifffahrt mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewater transportation, water transport
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der Aktivitäten, die Reise, Transport und anderes mit einem Schiff betreffen 2. eine Reise oder Fahrt mit einem Schiff
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 Schifffahrt
- Schifffahrten plural
- Schiffahrt alternative
- Schiff-Fahrt alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schifffahrt?
- [ˈʃɪfˌfaːɐ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schifffahrt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schifffahrt in German?
Schifffahrt appears 2.6 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).