Drainage

[dʁɛˈnaːʒə]

/[dʁɛˈnaːʒə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drainage” is uncommon German (frequency #55,255 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,255
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Art von Entwässerungskanal im Boden, der beispielsweise um Gebäude verlegt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-drainage · Drainage · German

Drainage · rank #55,255 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,255
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Doppelpunkt

Nearest frequency peer: Doppelpunkt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Drainage“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Drainage“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Drainage
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrainage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʁɛˈnaːʒə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,255
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Drainage“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Drainagefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Doppelpunkt“ (#55,254), „Drecksloch“ (#55,256), „Dolmetscherin“ (#55,253). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drainage“ bei #55,255. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Drainage is uncommon German at frequency #55,255 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʁɛˈnaːʒə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Drainage, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Drainage, spelled D-R-A-I-N-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Art von Entwässerungskanal im Boden, der beispielsweise um Gebäude verlegt wird
  2. 2
    Ableitung von Flüssigkeiten aus Körperhöhlen mittels eingelegter Röhrchen oder Laschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Drainage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir müssen vor dem Haus noch eine Drainage verlegen.
  2. „Bei uns in Russland geht man auf eine Tiefe bis 60 Zentimeter, aber in Ostpreußen liegt die Drainage bei 40 Zentimeter Tiefe.“

This word in other languages

drainage(English)drenaje(Español)drainage(Français)drenagem(Português)

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 "Drainage"?
"Drainage" is spelled D-R-A-I-N-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dʁɛˈnaːʒə].
What does "Drainage" mean?
As a noun, "Drainage" means: eine Art von Entwässerungskanal im Boden, der beispielsweise um Gebäude verlegt wird
How do you pronounce "Drainage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drainage" is [dʁɛˈnaːʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drainage" come from?
"Drainage" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Drainage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eingeübt#55,268chairman#55,221Ermüdung#55,290Euroraum#55,300

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list