Schiffswrack
[ˈʃɪfsˌvʁak]
The verdict
“Schiffswrack” is uncommon German (frequency #77,279 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,279
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist durch ein Unglück zerstörtes Schiff
Corpus desk
Index DE-schiffswrack · Schiffswrack · German
Schiffswrack · rank #77,279 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,279
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH schieren
Nearest frequency peer: schieren (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schiffswrack“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- scheuten
scheuten
22,724 corpus weight
- schieren
schieren
22,723 corpus weight
- Schiffswrack
Schiffswrack
22,722 corpus weight
- Schimpanse
Schimpanse
22,721 corpus weight
- schlachte
schlachte
22,720 corpus weight
- Schlagstöck…
Schlagstöcken
22,719 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schiffswrack“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schiffswrack |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪfsˌvʁak] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #77,279 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schiffswrack“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schiffswrack is uncommon German at frequency #77,279 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪfsˌvʁak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist durch ein Unglück zerstörtes Schiff".
Schiffswrack has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schiffswrack, spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-S-W-R-A-C-K.
Definition
- 1meist durch ein Unglück zerstörtes Schiff
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schiffswrack appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In dem Schiffswrack mit der Bezeichnung F-53-31 wurden außerdem Geschirr und Besteck gefunden.“
„Der unglückliche Abenteurer kehrt auf das Schiffswrack zurück, um alles mitzunehmen, was sich auf einer tropischen Insel als nützlich erweisen könnte.“
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.
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