Gewässers

[ɡəˈvɛsɐs]

/[ɡəˈvɛsɐs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gewässers” is uncommon German (frequency #51,363 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,363
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gewässer

Key facts for Gewässers
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewässers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvɛsɐs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gewässers” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gewässers lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gewässers is uncommon German at frequency #51,363 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈvɛsɐs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gewässer".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gewässers, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gewässers, spelled G-E-W-Ä-S-S-E-R-S.

Definition

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    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gewässer

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 "Gewässers"?
"Gewässers" is spelled G-E-W-Ä-S-S-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvɛsɐs].
What does "Gewässers" mean?
As a noun, "Gewässers" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gewässer
How do you pronounce "Gewässers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewässers" is [ɡəˈvɛsɐs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewässers" come from?
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Using “Gewässers”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-W-Ä-S-S-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈvɛsɐs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list