Wikingerschiff
[ˈviːkɪŋɐˌʃɪf]
The verdict
“Wikingerschiff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schiffstyp, der von den Wikingern verwendet wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-wikingerschiff · Wikingerschiff · German
Wikingerschiff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Wikingerschiff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈviːkɪŋɐˌʃɪf] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wikingerschiff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wikingerschiff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈviːkɪŋɐˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schiffstyp, der von den Wikingern verwendet wurde".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wikingerschiff, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wikingerschiff, spelled W-I-K-I-N-G-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1Schiffstyp, der von den Wikingern verwendet wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wikingerschiff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Roland hatte mir zugeflüstert, auf den Färöern wohnten jene, die die Wikingerschiffe wegen Seekrankheit verlassen mussten, als sie auf dem Weg nach Island waren.“
„Dort tauchen die Wikingerschiffe unerwartet auf und laufen bis an den Strand, von wo aus die Krieger oft nur noch wenige Schritte zurücklegen müssen.“
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.