Schmutzwasser
[ˈʃmʊt͡sˌvasɐ]
The verdict
“Schmutzwasser” 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) - durch Gebrauch verunreinigtes Wasser
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmutzwasser · Schmutzwasser · German
Schmutzwasser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Schmutzwasser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmʊt͡sˌvasɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmutzwasser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schmutzwasser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmʊt͡sˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch Gebrauch verunreinigtes Wasser".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schmutzwasser, 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schmutzwasser, spelled S-C-H-M-U-T-Z-W-A-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1durch Gebrauch verunreinigtes Wasser
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schmutzwasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Abwassergebühren werden getrennt nach Niederschlagswasser und Schmutzwasser berechnet.“
„Für die Einleitung von Schmutzwasser in die öffentliche Kanalisation wird eine Gebühr erhoben, die an die bezogene Trinkwassermenge (Frischwassermenge) gekoppelt ist.“
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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.