Kaltwasser

[ˈkaltˌvasɐ]

/[ˈkaltˌvasɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Kaltwasser” is uncommon German (frequency #87,907 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,907
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wasser mit verhältnismäßig niedriger Temperatur

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaltwasser · Kaltwasser · German

Kaltwasser · rank #87,907 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,907
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kampfmittel

Nearest frequency peer: Kampfmittel (+1 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 „Kaltwasser“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kaltwasser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kaltwasser
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaltwasser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaltˌvasɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,907
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaltwasser“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kaltwasserfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kampfmittel“ (#87,908), „Kalifornier“ (#87,905), „Kampfstoffe“ (#87,909). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaltwasser“ bei #87,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kaltwasser is uncommon German at frequency #87,907 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaltˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wasser mit verhältnismäßig niedriger Temperatur".

Kaltwasser has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kaltwasser, spelled K-A-L-T-W-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wasser mit verhältnismäßig niedriger Temperatur

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Kaltwasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das heiße Wasser sollte beim Ablaufen nach etwa drei Litern mindestens 55 Grad erreichen und das Kaltwasser 25 Grad nicht überschreiten.“

Antonyms

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 "Kaltwasser"?
"Kaltwasser" is spelled K-A-L-T-W-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaltˌvasɐ].
What does "Kaltwasser" mean?
As a noun, "Kaltwasser" means: Wasser mit verhältnismäßig niedriger Temperatur
How do you pronounce "Kaltwasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaltwasser" is [ˈkaltˌvasɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaltwasser" come from?
"Kaltwasser" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kaltwasser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list