Schiffsführer
[ˈʃɪfsˌfyːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Schiffsführer” is uncommon German (frequency #94,822 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,822
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der ein Schiff führt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schiffsfuhrer · Schiffsführer · German
Schiffsführer · rank #94,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,822
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Schiffbrüchig…
Nearest frequency peer: Schiffbrüchiger (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Schiffsführer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- schicksalha…
schicksalhafte
5,183 corpus weight
- Schiefergas
Schiefergas
5,182 corpus weight
- Schiffbrüch…
Schiffbrüchiger
5,180 corpus weight
- Schiffsführ…
Schiffsführer
5,179 corpus weight
- Schlafmütze
Schlafmütze
5,177 corpus weight
- Schlagerstar
Schlagerstar
5,175 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schiffsführer” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schiffsführer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪfsˌfyːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #94,822 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schiffsführer” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schiffsführer is uncommon German at frequency #94,822 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪfsˌfyːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der ein Schiff führt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Schiffsführer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schiffsführer, spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-S-F-Ü-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der ein Schiff führt
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schiffsführer", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.