Tafelwasser
[ˈtaːfl̩ˌvasɐ]
The verdict
“Tafelwasser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trinkbar gemachtes Wasser nichtnatürlichen Ursprunges
Corpus desk
Index DE-tafelwasser · Tafelwasser · German
Tafelwasser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Tafelwasser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaːfl̩ˌvasɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tafelwasser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tafelwasser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaːfl̩ˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "trinkbar gemachtes Wasser nichtnatürlichen Ursprunges".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tafelwasser, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tafelwasser, spelled T-A-F-E-L-W-A-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1trinkbar gemachtes Wasser nichtnatürlichen Ursprunges
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tafelwasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute schmeckt das Tafelwasser besonders gut!
This word in other languages
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.