Entwässerungsgraben
[ɛntˈvɛsəʁʊŋsˌɡʁaːbn̩]
The verdict
“Entwässerungsgraben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Graben, der dem Ablauf von Bodenwasser dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-entwasserungsgraben · Entwässerungsgraben · German
Entwässerungsgraben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Entwässerungsgraben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛntˈvɛsəʁʊŋsˌɡʁaːbn̩] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Entwässerungsgraben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Entwässerungsgraben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈvɛsəʁʊŋsˌɡʁaːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Graben, der dem Ablauf von Bodenwasser dient".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Entwässerungsgraben in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Entwässerungsgraben, spelled E-N-T-W-Ä-S-S-E-R-U-N-G-S-G-R-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Graben, der dem Ablauf von Bodenwasser dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Entwässerungsgraben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein ausgedehntes System von Entwässerungsgräben erlaubte ihnen allerdings auch im Sumpfland Ackerbau, meinen nun Archäologen.“
„Während der Wind über das moosige Gelände peitscht, glättet der Fahrer der Maschine die Entwässerungsgräben, die die Landschaft verunstalten.“
Antonyms
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.