Schifffahrtskunde
[ˈʃɪffaːɐ̯t͡sˌkʊndə]
The verdict
“Schifffahrtskunde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wissenschaft und Lehre von der Führung eines Schiffes, der Schifffahrt und deren Hilfsmitteln
Corpus desk
Index DE-schifffahrtskunde · Schifffahrtskunde · German
Schifffahrtskunde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schifffahrtskunde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪffaːɐ̯t͡sˌkʊndə] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schifffahrtskunde“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schifffahrtskunde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪffaːɐ̯t͡sˌkʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wissenschaft und Lehre von der Führung eines Schiffes, der Schifffahrt und deren Hilfsmitteln".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schifffahrtskunde, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schifffahrtskunde, spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-F-A-H-R-T-S-K-U-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Wissenschaft und Lehre von der Führung eines Schiffes, der Schifffahrt und deren Hilfsmitteln
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schifffahrtskunde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat Schifffahrtskunde von der Pike auf studiert.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.