Kühlwasser

[ˈkyːlˌvasɐ]

/[ˈkyːlˌvasɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kühlwasser” is uncommon German (frequency #58,043 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,043
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wasser, das zur Kühlung von etwas (meist einer Maschine) dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-kuhlwasser · Kühlwasser · German

Kühlwasser · rank #58,043 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,043
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Körben

Nearest frequency peer: Körben (-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 „Kühlwasser“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kühlwasser
PropertyValue
HeadwordKühlwasser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkyːlˌvasɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,043
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kühlwasser“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kühlwasserfällt 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: „Körben“ (#58,042), „kämpfende“ (#58,041), „Laila“ (#58,045). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kühlwasser“ bei #58,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kühlwasser is uncommon German at frequency #58,043 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkyːlˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wasser, das zur Kühlung von etwas (meist einer Maschine) dient".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kühlwasser, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kühlwasser, spelled K-Ü-H-L-W-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wasser, das zur Kühlung von etwas (meist einer Maschine) dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Kühlwasser kochte bereits.
  2. Das Kühlwasser der Kernreaktoren darf unter keinen Umständen den geschlossenen Kreislauf verlassen.

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 "Kühlwasser"?
"Kühlwasser" is spelled K-Ü-H-L-W-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkyːlˌvasɐ].
What does "Kühlwasser" mean?
As a noun, "Kühlwasser" means: Wasser, das zur Kühlung von etwas (meist einer Maschine) dient
How do you pronounce "Kühlwasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kühlwasser" is [ˈkyːlˌvasɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kühlwasser" come from?
"Kühlwasser" 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 "Kühlwasser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

krassesten#58,033leuchteten#58,053Liegestuhl#58,056lukrativer#58,062

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list