Which to use
“Wassers” is a noun and “waters” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,566
- “Wassers” frequency rank
- #36,115
- “waters” frequency rank
- 47681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wassers | waters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wasser | Plural des Substantives water |
Letter map: Wassers vs waters
Shared letters muted; letters that set Wassers and waters apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Wassers runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against waters's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Wassers vs waters
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Wassers is anoun and watersanunknown. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wassers is recorded at frequency rank #11,566, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvasɐs]. waters is at rank #36,115, tagged as anunknown, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47681, this pair ranks #1,275,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Wassers vs waters
Shared letters: aersw. Private to "Wassers": -. Private to "waters": t.
"Wassers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "waters" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wassers" for "waters" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Wassers" or "waters"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Wassers" and "waters".
- Full dictionary entry for "Wassers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "waters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,275,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wassers" and "waters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs waters". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,275,808 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.