aquarius

adj

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The verdict

“aquarius” is uncommon German (frequency #61,284 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,284
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zum Wasser gehörig, für Wasser vorgesehen; Wasser-

Key facts for aquarius
PropertyValue
Headwordaquarius
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,284
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aquarius” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aquarius lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aquarius is uncommon German at frequency #61,284 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for aquarius in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is aquarius, spelled A-Q-U-A-R-I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Wasser gehörig, für Wasser vorgesehen; Wasser-
  2. 2
    nur mit Wasser funktionierend; Wasser-

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aquarius"?
"aquarius" is spelled A-Q-U-A-R-I-U-S.
What does "aquarius" mean?
As an adjective, "aquarius" means: zum Wasser gehörig, für Wasser vorgesehen; Wasser-
What language does "aquarius" come from?
"aquarius" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “aquarius”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-Q-U-A-R-I-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list