Königswasser
German, noun/ˈkøːnɪçsˌvasɐ/
Königswasser is spelled K-Ö-N-I-G-S-W-A-S-S-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 271,406th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Königswasser is a German neuter noun meaning “aqua regia (extremely powerful mixture of acids)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mischung aus Salpetersäure und Salzsäure, die im Gegensatz zur reinen Salpetersäure (Scheidewasser) oder…”.
What does Königswasser mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteraqua regia (extremely powerful mixture of acids)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mischung aus Salpetersäure und Salzsäure, die im Gegensatz zur reinen Salpetersäure (Scheidewasser) oder Salzsäure Edelmetalle auflösen kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Königswasser
- Königswassers genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Königswasser?
- /ˈkøːnɪçsˌvasɐ/
- [ˈkøːnɪçsˌvasɐ]
- [ˈkøːnɪksˌvasɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Königswasser in German?
Königswasser appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).