Wasserbüffel
[ˈvasɐˌbʏfəl]
The verdict
“Wasserbüffel” is uncommon German (frequency #95,112 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,112
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine wasserliebende Art der Rinder und bekanntester Vertreter unter den asiatischen Büffeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-wasserbuffel · Wasserbüffel · German
Wasserbüffel · rank #95,112 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,112
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wasseraufnahme
Nearest frequency peer: Wasseraufnahme (-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 „Wasserbüffel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Warndreieck
Warndreieck
4,893 corpus weight
- Waschpulver
Waschpulver
4,892 corpus weight
- Wasseraufna…
Wasseraufnahme
4,890 corpus weight
- Wasserbüffel
Wasserbüffel
4,889 corpus weight
- Wasserstell…
Wasserstellen
4,888 corpus weight
- Wechselrich…
Wechselrichter
4,885 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wasserbüffel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wasserbüffel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐˌbʏfəl] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #95,112 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasserbüffel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wasserbüffel is uncommon German at frequency #95,112 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌbʏfəl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine wasserliebende Art der Rinder und bekanntester Vertreter unter den asiatischen Büffeln".
Wasserbüffel has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wasserbüffel, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-B-Ü-F-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1eine wasserliebende Art der Rinder und bekanntester Vertreter unter den asiatischen Büffeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wasserbüffel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der indischen Mythologie hat der Wasserbüffel eine hohe religiöse Stellung.
In der chinesischen Astrologie ist der Wasserbüffel eines der zwölf Tierkreiszeichen.
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).