Wohnschiff
[ˈvoːnˌʃɪf]
The verdict
“Wohnschiff” 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 bewohnt werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-wohnschiff · Wohnschiff · German
Wohnschiff · 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 "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 | Wohnschiff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvoːnˌʃɪf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wohnschiff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wohnschiff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvoːnˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schiff, das bewohnt werden kann".
No misspelling variants are generated for Wohnschiff in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wohnschiff, spelled W-O-H-N-S-C-H-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1Schiff, das bewohnt werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wohnschiff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein paar Umdrehungen schneller, strebten wir unserem Wohnschiff zu.“
„Das Urlauberschiff war Wohnschiff für über tausend uniform gekleidete Turner und Turnerinnen, unter ihnen Maiden vom Arbeitsdienst, die Nationalmannschaft der Reckturner, aber auch alte Herren, die immer noch am Barren turnten, sowie Gymnastikgruppen der Gemeinschaft »Glaube und Schönheit« und viele auf stadionweites Massenturnen gedrillte Kinder.“
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.