Hydrologie
[hydʁoloˈɡiː]
The verdict
“Hydrologie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Lehre, Wissenschaft vom Wasser
Corpus desk
Index DE-hydrologie · Hydrologie · German
Hydrologie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Hydrologie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hydʁoloˈɡiː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hydrologie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hydrologie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hydʁoloˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Lehre, Wissenschaft vom Wasser".
Hydrologie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hydrologie, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-L-O-G-I-E.
Definition
- 1die Lehre, Wissenschaft vom Wasser
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hydrologie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zu den praktischen Aufgaben der Hydrologie gehören das Management oberirdischer Gewässer (Flüsse, Seen, Talsperren) im Zusammenhang mit Wasserversorgung, Wasserkraftgewinnung, öffentliche Nutzung der Gewässer (z. B. für Freizeitaktivitäten) und der Hochwasserschutz.“
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.