Tankschiff
[ˈtaŋkˌʃɪf]
The verdict
“Tankschiff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schiff, das für den Transport flüssiger oder gasförmiger Güter bestimmt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-tankschiff · Tankschiff · German
Tankschiff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Tankschiff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaŋkˌʃɪf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tankschiff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tankschiff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaŋkˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schiff, das für den Transport flüssiger oder gasförmiger Güter bestimmt ist".
Tankschiff has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tankschiff, spelled T-A-N-K-S-C-H-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1Schiff, das für den Transport flüssiger oder gasförmiger Güter bestimmt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tankschiff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Wilhelmshaven wird viel Öl durch Tankschiffe angelandet.
„Bei diesem Unfall starben fünf Menschen, vier Mitarbeiter der BASF und ein Matrose, der sich auf einem Tankschiff in unmittelbarer Nähe aufhielt.“
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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.