Schleppschiff
[ˈʃlɛpˌʃɪf]
The verdict
“Schleppschiff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schiff, das zum Ziehen und Schieben anderer Schiffe oder großer schwimmfähiger Objekte eingesetzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-schleppschiff · Schleppschiff · German
Schleppschiff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Schleppschiff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɛpˌʃɪf] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schleppschiff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schleppschiff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlɛpˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schiff, das zum Ziehen und Schieben anderer Schiffe oder großer schwimmfähiger Objekte eingesetzt wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Schleppschiff in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schleppschiff, spelled S-C-H-L-E-P-P-S-C-H-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1Schiff, das zum Ziehen und Schieben anderer Schiffe oder großer schwimmfähiger Objekte eingesetzt wird
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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.