Wasserbett

[ˈvasɐˌbɛt]

/[ˈvasɐˌbɛt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wasserbett” is uncommon German (frequency #73,095 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,095
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bett, dessen Matratze mit Wasser gefüllt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-wasserbett · Wasserbett · German

Wasserbett · rank #73,095 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,095
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wartungskosten

Nearest frequency peer: Wartungskosten (-1 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 „Wasserbett“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wasserbett
PropertyValue
HeadwordWasserbett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvasɐˌbɛt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,095
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasserbett“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wasserbettfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wartungskosten“ (#73,094), „WBS“ (#73,096), „weapons“ (#73,097). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wasserbett“ bei #73,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wasserbett is uncommon German at frequency #73,095 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌbɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bett, dessen Matratze mit Wasser gefüllt ist".

Wasserbett doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wasserbett, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-B-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bett, dessen Matratze mit Wasser gefüllt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieses Wasserbett wiegt so um die 600 kg.
  2. „Ich hatte dort meine Barbiepuppen aufbewahrt, die Legosteine, die ich mit Vegard und Thomas teilte, irgendwann hatten wir uns ein Wasserbett und einen Commodore 64 erquenglt, den Onkel Rolf aus den USA mitgebracht hatte.“

This word in other languages

waterbed(English)matelas à 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 "Wasserbett"?
"Wasserbett" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-B-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐˌbɛt].
What does "Wasserbett" mean?
As a noun, "Wasserbett" means: Bett, dessen Matratze mit Wasser gefüllt ist
How do you pronounce "Wasserbett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wasserbett" is [ˈvasɐˌbɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wasserbett" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wandstärke#73,091wegbringen#73,100Wahlmänner#73,086vorheriges#73,082

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list