Fahrwasser
German, noun/ˈfaːɐ̯ˌvasɐ/
Fahrwasser is spelled F-A-H-R-W-A-S-S-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,722nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fahrwasser is a German neuter noun meaning “waterway” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Seezeichen markierter Weg in einem flachen Gewässer, der den Schiffsverkehr entlang der sichersten oder…”.
What does Fahrwasser mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterwaterway
- 2
neuterwake
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durch Seezeichen markierter Weg in einem flachen Gewässer, der den Schiffsverkehr entlang der sichersten oder der tiefsten Route leitet 2. Spur, welche ein Schiff in der Vorwärtsbewegung auf der Fläche des Wassers zurücklässt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Fahrwasser
- Fahrwassers genitive
- Fahrwassern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fahrwasser?
- /ˈfaːɐ̯ˌvasɐ/
- [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌvasɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fahrwasser
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fahrwasser in German?
Fahrwasser appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).