Kaltwasser
[ˈkaltˌvasɐ]
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
- Kaffeemühle
Kaffeemühle
12,097 corpus weight
- Kalifornier
Kalifornier
12,096 corpus weight
- Kaltwasser
Kaltwasser
12,094 corpus weight
- Kampfmittel
Kampfmittel
12,093 corpus weight
- Kampfstoffe
Kampfstoffe
12,092 corpus weight
- Kanake
Kanake
12,091 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kaltwasser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kaltwasser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaltˌvasɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #87,907 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaltwasser“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Wasser mit verhältnismäßig niedriger Temperatur
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kaltwasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„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.
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