Schifffahrtsstraße

[ˈʃɪffaːɐ̯t͡sˌʃtʁaːsə]

/[ˈʃɪffaːɐ̯t͡sˌʃtʁaːsə]/ noun

The verdict

“Schifffahrtsstraße” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für Schiffe festgelegtes Fahrwasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-schifffahrtsstra-e · Schifffahrtsstraße · German

Schifffahrtsstraße · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 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.

Key facts for Schifffahrtsstraße
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchifffahrtsstraße
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɪffaːɐ̯t͡sˌʃtʁaːsə]
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schifffahrtsstraße“ im Deutschen

Schifffahrtsstraßeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schifffahrtsstraße is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪffaːɐ̯t͡sˌʃtʁaːsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für Schiffe festgelegtes Fahrwasser".

Schifffahrtsstraße has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schifffahrtsstraße, spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-F-A-H-R-T-S-S-T-R-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    für Schiffe festgelegtes Fahrwasser

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „China streitet mit Japan und anderen Nachbarn über seine Territorialansprüche auf weite Meeresgebiete mit reichen Fisch- und Rohstoffvorkommen, durch die auch wichtige Schifffahrtsstraßen gehen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schifffahrtsstraße"?
"Schifffahrtsstraße" is spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-F-A-H-R-T-S-S-T-R-A-SS-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪffaːɐ̯t͡sˌʃtʁaːsə].
What does "Schifffahrtsstraße" mean?
As a noun, "Schifffahrtsstraße" means: für Schiffe festgelegtes Fahrwasser
How do you pronounce "Schifffahrtsstraße"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schifffahrtsstraße" is [ˈʃɪffaːɐ̯t͡sˌʃtʁaːsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schifffahrtsstraße" come from?
"Schifffahrtsstraße" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list