Aquifer
[akviˈfeːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Aquifer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - poröse Gesteinsschicht oder Lockersedimentkörper, in dem Grundwasser fließen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-aquifer · Aquifer · German
Aquifer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Aquifer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [akviˈfeːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aquifer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aquifer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [akviˈfeːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Aquifer, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Aquifer, spelled A-Q-U-I-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1poröse Gesteinsschicht oder Lockersedimentkörper, in dem Grundwasser fließen kann
- 2Struktur in einem Grundwasserleiter, die Gas speichert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Aquifer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aquifere können genutzt werden, um thermische Energie langfristig zu speichern und sie so zum Heizen oder Kühlen von Gebäuden verfügbar zu machen.“
„Im gesamten Schongebiet sind folgende Maßnahmen unzulässig, soweit sie bisher wasserrechtlich nicht bewilligt wurden: 1. Grundwassererschließungen in Grundwasserhorizonten, die tiefer als der oberflächennahe, ungespannte Grundwasserleiter liegen, also alle (artesisch) gespannten Aquifere, ausgenommen Erschließungen durch den Wasserverband Steinberg; […]“
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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.