Kirschwasser
[ˈkɪʁʃˌvasɐ]
The verdict
“Kirschwasser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alkoholisches Getränk, das aus Kirschen hergestellt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kirschwasser · Kirschwasser · German
Kirschwasser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kirschwasser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪʁʃˌvasɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kirschwasser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kirschwasser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪʁʃˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alkoholisches Getränk, das aus Kirschen hergestellt wird".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kirschwasser in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kirschwasser, spelled K-I-R-S-C-H-W-A-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1alkoholisches Getränk, das aus Kirschen hergestellt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kirschwasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Winter trinke ich gerne ein Kirschwasser.
„Die kleineren Vorräte für die Kajüte wurden an Bord gebracht, und Dan McCoy überredete mich, von einer Flasche Kirschwasser zu kosten.“
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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.