Fremdwasser
[ˈfʁɛmtˌvasɐ]
The verdict
“Fremdwasser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbelastetes Wasser, welches durch Undichtigkeiten in die Abwasseranlage eindringt
Corpus desk
Index DE-fremdwasser · Fremdwasser · German
Fremdwasser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Fremdwasser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁɛmtˌvasɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fremdwasser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fremdwasser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁɛmtˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unbelastetes Wasser, welches durch Undichtigkeiten in die Abwasseranlage eindringt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Fremdwasser in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fremdwasser, spelled F-R-E-M-D-W-A-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1unbelastetes Wasser, welches durch Undichtigkeiten in die Abwasseranlage eindringt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fremdwasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Fremdwasser ist das in Abwasseranlagen abfließende Wasser, welches weder durch häuslichen, gewerblichen, landwirtschaftlichen oder sonstigen Gebrauch in seinen Eigenschaften verändert ist noch bei Niederschlägen von bebauten oder befestigten Flächen gesammelt und bestimmungsgemäß eingeleitet wurde.“
„Fremdwasser ist Wasser, das zwar in die Kanalisation gelangt, aber dort eigentlich nicht hingehört - wie etwa durch Undichtigkeiten eindringendes Grundwasser, unerlaubt eingeleitetes Drainagewasser oder Niederschlag, der durch Kanalschachtabdeckungen in einen Schmutzwasserkanal fließt.“
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.