Scheidewasser
[ˈʃaɪ̯dəˌvasɐ]
The verdict
“Scheidewasser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Salpetersäure
Corpus desk
Index DE-scheidewasser · Scheidewasser · German
Scheidewasser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Scheidewasser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃaɪ̯dəˌvasɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Scheidewasser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Scheidewasser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaɪ̯dəˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Scheidewasser in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Scheidewasser, spelled S-C-H-E-I-D-E-W-A-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Salpetersäure
- 2im übertragenen Sinne: Substanz, die beliebige Gegenstände bzw. Ideen voneinander trennt.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Scheidewasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In dreien lag das Platin unangegriffen von Vitriol-, Salpeter- und Salzsäure; im vierten jedoch hatte es der Einwirkung von Scheidewasser nicht widerstehen können.“
„Das Haupttreffen dieser Armee bildeten vier bis sechs junge Leute, teils Knaben, welche die Schweizerlandschaften blühend kolorierten; dann kam ein kränklicher, hustender Bursche, der mit Harz und Scheidewasser auf kleinen Kupferplatten herumschmierte und bedenkliche Löcher hineinfressen ließ, auch wohl mit der Radiernadel dazwischen stach und der Kupfer…
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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.