Thermalwasser

[tɛʁˈmaːlˌvasɐ]

/[tɛʁˈmaːlˌvasɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Thermalwasser” is uncommon German (frequency #96,365 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,365
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein meist besonders hohe Temperatur besitzendes Quellwasser aus den Tiefen der Erde

Corpus desk

Index DE-thermalwasser · Thermalwasser · German

Thermalwasser · rank #96,365 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,365
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tiefsinnige

Nearest frequency peer: tiefsinnige (+2 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 „Thermalwasser“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Thermalwasser
PropertyValue
HeadwordThermalwasser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɛʁˈmaːlˌvasɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#96,365
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Thermalwasser“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Thermalwasserfällt 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: „tiefsinnige“ (#96,367), „Testbetrieb“ (#96,362), „tierra“ (#96,369). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Thermalwasser“ bei #96,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Thermalwasser is uncommon German at frequency #96,365 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɛʁˈmaːlˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein meist besonders hohe Temperatur besitzendes Quellwasser aus den Tiefen der Erde".

No misspelling variants are generated for Thermalwasser in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Thermalwasser, spelled T-H-E-R-M-A-L-W-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein meist besonders hohe Temperatur besitzendes Quellwasser aus den Tiefen der Erde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Wer sich auf der Erdoberfläche bewegt, ahnt nicht, wie höllisch heiß es im Erdinnern ist. Je tiefer man steigt, desto wärmer wird es, pro 100 Meter Tiefe drei Grad Celsius. Bisher wird die Erdwärme zigtausendfach mit Wärmesonden vor allem zum Heizen von Wohnungen genutzt. Doch nun entstehen in Deutschland die ersten leistungsfähigen Geothermie-Kraftwerke…
  2. „Nauthólsvík ist ein Stadtstrand, der mit heißem Thermalwasser aufgewärmt wird.“

Antonyms

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 "Thermalwasser"?
"Thermalwasser" is spelled T-H-E-R-M-A-L-W-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [tɛʁˈmaːlˌvasɐ].
What does "Thermalwasser" mean?
As a noun, "Thermalwasser" means: ein meist besonders hohe Temperatur besitzendes Quellwasser aus den Tiefen der Erde
How do you pronounce "Thermalwasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thermalwasser" is [tɛʁˈmaːlˌvasɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Thermalwasser" come from?
"Thermalwasser" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Thermalwasser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list