Schlachtschiff

[ˈʃlaxtˌʃɪf]

/[ˈʃlaxtˌʃɪf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlachtschiff” is uncommon German (frequency #64,677 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,677
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großes Kriegsschiff

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlachtschiff · Schlachtschiff · German

Schlachtschiff · rank #64,677 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,677
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schimmernde

Nearest frequency peer: schimmernde (-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 „Schlachtschiff“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schlachtschiff“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlachtschiff
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlachtschiff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaxtˌʃɪf]
Letters14
Frequency rank#64,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlachtschiff“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schlachtschifffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schimmernde“ (#64,676), „Schneidern“ (#64,678), „schiitische“ (#64,675). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlachtschiff“ bei #64,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlachtschiff is uncommon German at frequency #64,677 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaxtˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Schlachtschiff in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schlachtschiff, spelled S-C-H-L-A-C-H-T-S-C-H-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    großes Kriegsschiff
  2. 2
    üble Bezeichnung für Frau, auch für Schwiegermutter
  3. 3
    große, als mächtig und kraftvoll oder aber protzig empfundene Fortbewegungsmittel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schlachtschiff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Bismarck war ein großes deutsches Schlachtschiff.
  2. „Im April 1944 bediente sich Admiral Rolf Johannesson derselben Zeilen während eines Gedenkgottesdienstes für einhundert Seeleute, die bei einem britischen Luftangriff gegen das Schlachtschiff TIRPITZ ums Leben gekommen waren.“

Synonyms

DracheFregatteSchabrackeSchlachtrossKreuzerStraßenkreuzer

Antonyms

FregatteKorvetteKreuzerSchnellbootTorpedobootU-BootUnterseebootZerstörerSternHasenkisteKiste

This word in other languages

battleship(English)acorazado(Español)cuirassé(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlachtschiff"?
"Schlachtschiff" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-C-H-T-S-C-H-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaxtˌʃɪf].
What does "Schlachtschiff" mean?
As a noun, "Schlachtschiff" means: großes Kriegsschiff
How do you pronounce "Schlachtschiff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlachtschiff" is [ˈʃlaxtˌʃɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlachtschiff" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlachtschiff", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list