Supertanker
[ˈzuːpɐˌtaŋkɐ]
The verdict
“Supertanker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tankschiff mit einer Tragfähigkeit von über 250.000 Tonnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-supertanker · Supertanker · German
Supertanker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Supertanker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzuːpɐˌtaŋkɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Supertanker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Supertanker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzuːpɐˌtaŋkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tankschiff mit einer Tragfähigkeit von über 250.000 Tonnen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Supertanker in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Supertanker, spelled S-U-P-E-R-T-A-N-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tankschiff mit einer Tragfähigkeit von über 250.000 Tonnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Supertanker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Montana war einer von 18 Supertankern, die Anson Energy gehörten.“
„Im Prinzip sind Sie ein kleiner Frachter in einem Hafen, in dem Dutzende von Supertankern vor Anker liegen.“
This word in other languages
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.