Schiffsschraube
[ˈʃɪfsˌʃʁaʊ̯bə]
The verdict
“Schiffsschraube” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der aus mehreren Flügeln bestehende Propeller zum Antrieb eines Motorschiffes
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Index DE-schiffsschraube · Schiffsschraube · German
Schiffsschraube · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | Schiffsschraube |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪfsˌʃʁaʊ̯bə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schiffsschraube“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schiffsschraube is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪfsˌʃʁaʊ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der aus mehreren Flügeln bestehende Propeller zum Antrieb eines Motorschiffes".
Zero misspellings are on record for Schiffsschraube in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Schiffsschraube, spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-S-S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E.
Definition
- 1der aus mehreren Flügeln bestehende Propeller zum Antrieb eines Motorschiffes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schiffsschraube appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Joseph Ressel war einer der Erfinder der Schiffsschraube.
„Für den Umbau habe MMG ein Messverfahren entwickelt, bei dem die neue Schiffschraube punktgenau auf die bestehende Welle montiert werden kann, was etwa vier Tage dauert.“
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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.