Wasserbehälter

Name: Wasserbehälter, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈvasɐbəˌhɛltɐ]

/[ˈvasɐbəˌhɛltɐ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Wasserbehälter” is uncommon German (frequency #69,883 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,883
frequency rank, German: 38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gegenstand mit einem hinreichenden Innenvolumen zum Aufbewahren oder Transportieren von Wasser

Key facts for Wasserbehälter
Property	Value
Headword	Wasserbehälter
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈvasɐbəˌhɛltɐ]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#69,883
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wasserbehälter” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Wasserbehälter lands here:

#69,883

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wasserbehälter is uncommon German at frequency #69,883 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐbəˌhɛltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gegenstand mit einem hinreichenden Innenvolumen zum Aufbewahren oder Transportieren von Wasser".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wasserbehälter, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wasserbehälter, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-B-E-H-Ä-L-T-E-R.

Definition

1
Gegenstand mit einem hinreichenden Innenvolumen zum Aufbewahren oder Transportieren von Wasser

Synonyms

WasserbehältnisWassergefäß

This word in other languages

réservoir d'eau(Français)

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 "Wasserbehälter"?

"Wasserbehälter" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-B-E-H-Ä-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐbəˌhɛltɐ].

What does "Wasserbehälter" mean?

As a noun, "Wasserbehälter" means: Gegenstand mit einem hinreichenden Innenvolumen zum Aufbewahren oder Transportieren von Wasser

How do you pronounce "Wasserbehälter"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wasserbehälter" is [ˈvasɐbəˌhɛltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Wasserbehälter" come from?

"Wasserbehälter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “Wasserbehälter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is W-A-S-S-E-R-B-E-H-Ä-L-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.