Spülwasser
[ˈʃpyːlˌvasɐ]
The verdict
“Spülwasser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wasser, in dem Gegenstände gespült werden/wurden
Corpus desk
Index DE-spulwasser · Spülwasser · German
Spülwasser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Spülwasser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpyːlˌvasɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spülwasser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spülwasser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpyːlˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wasser, in dem Gegenstände gespült werden/wurden".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Spülwasser, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Spülwasser, spelled S-P-Ü-L-W-A-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Wasser, in dem Gegenstände gespült werden/wurden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spülwasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ransome hörte auf, mit den Händen im Spülwasser herumzurühren.“
„Sie lässt das Spülwasser ab, wechselt Pantoffeln gegen Schuhe und überquert die Straße.“
Synonyms
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.