Wasseramsel
[ˈvasɐˌʔamzəl]
The verdict
“Wasseramsel” 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) - eng an Fließgewässer gebundener Singvogel aus der Familie Cinclidae, speziell die einheimische Art Cinclus cinclus
Corpus desk
Index DE-wasseramsel · Wasseramsel · German
Wasseramsel · 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 "W" 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 | Wasseramsel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐˌʔamzəl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasseramsel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wasseramsel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌʔamzəl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eng an Fließgewässer gebundener Singvogel aus der Familie Cinclidae, speziell die einheimische Art Cinclus cinclus".
No misspelling variants are generated for Wasseramsel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wasseramsel, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-A-M-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1eng an Fließgewässer gebundener Singvogel aus der Familie Cinclidae, speziell die einheimische Art Cinclus cinclus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wasseramsel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wasseramseln ernähren sich unter anderem von Köcherfliegenlarven, die sie am Gewässergrund fangen.
„Zwar jagt die Wasseramsel hin und wieder auch Insekten in der Luft oder sammelt diese von Pflanzen, doch ihr eigentliches Element ist das Wasser.“
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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.