Schiffsdeck
[ˈʃɪfsˌdɛk]
The verdict
“Schiffsdeck” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine der Ebenen/Etagen eines Wasserfahrzeugs (oft auch die oberste)
Corpus desk
Index DE-schiffsdeck · Schiffsdeck · German
Schiffsdeck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Schiffsdeck |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪfsˌdɛk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schiffsdeck“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schiffsdeck is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪfsˌdɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine der Ebenen/Etagen eines Wasserfahrzeugs (oft auch die oberste)".
Schiffsdeck doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schiffsdeck, spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-S-D-E-C-K.
Definition
- 1eine der Ebenen/Etagen eines Wasserfahrzeugs (oft auch die oberste)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schiffsdeck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als nach kurzer Zeit die ganze Schiffsgesellschaft sich mit neu gestärktem Lebensmute auf dem Schiffsdecke zusammenfand und die überstandenen Schrecken und Wunder besprach, meinten die französischen Offiziere, das unglaublichste Wunder sei doch gewesen, daß unsere Dame gar nicht geschrien habe.“
„Sie leben in den engen Schiffsdecks zusammengepfercht wie Sklaven des Altertums.“
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.