Frischwasser
[ˈfʁɪʃˌvasɐ]
The verdict
“Frischwasser” is uncommon German (frequency #69,232 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,232
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frisches Wasser; Wasser, das weder verschmutzt noch durch Lagerung abgestanden ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-frischwasser · Frischwasser · German
Frischwasser · rank #69,232 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,232
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Freitreppe
Nearest frequency peer: Freitreppe (-2 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 „Frischwasser“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Frauenrecht…
Frauenrechtlerin
30,773 corpus weight
- Freikorps
Freikorps
30,772 corpus weight
- Freitreppe
Freitreppe
30,771 corpus weight
- Frischwasser
Frischwasser
30,769 corpus weight
- Fritteuse
Fritteuse
30,767 corpus weight
- frivole
frivole
30,766 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Frischwasser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Frischwasser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁɪʃˌvasɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #69,232 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Frischwasser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Frischwasser is uncommon German at frequency #69,232 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁɪʃˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "frisches Wasser; Wasser, das weder verschmutzt noch durch Lagerung abgestanden ist".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Frischwasser, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Frischwasser, spelled F-R-I-S-C-H-W-A-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1frisches Wasser; Wasser, das weder verschmutzt noch durch Lagerung abgestanden ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Frischwasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Männer wurden als Meuterer ins Gefängnis gesteckt, und wir beluden das Schiff mit Frischwasser.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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