Wasserdampf
[ˈvasɐˌdamp͡f]
The verdict
“Wasserdampf” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,939
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wasser in gasförmiger Form
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wasserdampf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐˌdamp͡f] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #28,939 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wasserdampf” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Wasserdampf (IPA [ˈvasɐˌdamp͡f]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,939 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Wasser in gasförmiger Form".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wasserdampf, with forms such as "awsserdampf", "waserdampf", and "wasesrdampf". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wasserdampf, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-D-A-M-P-F.
Definition
- 1Wasser in gasförmiger Form
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: awsserdampf,waserdampf,wasesrdampf,wassedrampf,wasseradmpf,wasserdamfp,wasserdammpf,wasserdampff,wasserdamppf,wasserdapmf,wasserddampf,wasserdmapf,wasserrdampf,wassredampf,waßerdampf,wsaserdampf,wwasserdampf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wasserdampf - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Wasserdampf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-S-S-E-R-D-A-M-P-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvasɐˌdamp͡f] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.