Wasserburg

[ˈvasɐˌbʊʁk]

/[ˈvasɐˌbʊʁk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wasserburg” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,456. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,456
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Burg, die von Wasser umgeben ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-wasserburg · Wasserburg · German

Wasserburg · rank #34,456 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,456
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH warmem

Nearest frequency peer: warmem (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Wasserburg“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Wasserburg“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Wasserburg vs Wasserturm
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Wasserburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordWasserburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvasɐˌbʊʁk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#34,456
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wasserburg“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wasserburgliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „warmem“ (#34,455), „Wasserturm“ (#34,457), „völkische“ (#34,454). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wasserburg“ bei #34,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Wasserburg (IPA [ˈvasɐˌbʊʁk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,456 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Burg, die von Wasser umgeben ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wasserburg, with forms such as "awsserburg", "waserburg", and "wasesrburg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Wasserturm", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Wasserburg, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Burg, die von Wasser umgeben ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Wassergraben einer Wasserburg diente zur Verteidigung.
  2. „Die Folgen waren dramatisch: die Wasserburgen im Rheingau verlandeten.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awsserburg
  • waserburg
  • wasesrburg
  • wassebrurg
  • wasserbburg
  • wasserbrug
  • wasserbugr
  • wasserburgg
  • wasserburrg
  • wasserrburg
  • wasserubrg
  • wassreburg
  • waßerburg
  • wsaserburg
  • wwasserburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wasserburg - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

awsserburg2waserburg1wasesrburg2wassebrurg2wasserbburg1wasserbrug2wasserbugr2wasserburgg1
Edit distance from "Wasserburg"

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 "Wasserburg"?
"Wasserburg" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐˌbʊʁk].
What does "Wasserburg" mean?
As a noun, "Wasserburg" means: eine Burg, die von Wasser umgeben ist
What words are commonly confused with "Wasserburg"?
"Wasserburg" is commonly confused with "Wasserturm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wasserburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wasserburg" is [ˈvasɐˌbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wasserburg" come from?
"Wasserburg" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wasserturm#34,457wohlhabend#34,464verordnete#34,440verheerend#34,435

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

verfeinert15 variantsungleichen15 variantsUmtauschen15 variantsabstreiten15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list