Schiffstaufe
German, noun[ˈʃɪfsˌtaʊ̯fə]
Schiffstaufe is spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-S-T-A-U-F-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 172,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schiffstaufe is a German feminine noun meaning “ship christening” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “feierliche Zeremonie, bei der ein Schiff seinen Namen erhält”.
What does Schiffstaufe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineship christening
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. feierliche Zeremonie, bei der ein Schiff seinen Namen erhält
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schiffstaufe
- Schiffstaufen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schiffstaufe?
- [ˈʃɪfsˌtaʊ̯fə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schiffstaufe in German?
Schiffstaufe appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).