Wassereis

[ˈvasɐˌʔaɪ̯s]

/[ˈvasɐˌʔaɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wassereis” is uncommon German (frequency #88,501 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,501
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Speiseeis mit Wasser als Basis

Corpus desk

Index DE-wassereis · Wassereis · German

Wassereis · rank #88,501 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,501
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wasserschutzp…

Nearest frequency peer: Wasserschutzpolizei (+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 „Wassereis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wassereis
PropertyValue
HeadwordWassereis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvasɐˌʔaɪ̯s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,501
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wassereis“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wassereisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wasserschutzpolizei“ (#88,502), „Wasserweg“ (#88,503), „Waltershausen“ (#88,498). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wassereis“ bei #88,501. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wassereis is uncommon German at frequency #88,501 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌʔaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wassereis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wassereis, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-E-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Speiseeis mit Wasser als Basis
  2. 2
    Eis aus H₂O (im Unterschied zu Trockeneis)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Alle Kinder lieben Wassereis!
  2. „Der Planet Mars besitzt an seinen beiden Polen auffällige, dauerhafte Eiskappen, die aus gefrorenem Kohlendioxid und Wassereis zusammengesetzt sind.“

Antonyms

FruchteisMilcheis

This word in other languages

water ice(English)polo(Español)glace à l'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 "Wassereis"?
"Wassereis" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-E-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐˌʔaɪ̯s].
What does "Wassereis" mean?
As a noun, "Wassereis" means: Speiseeis mit Wasser als Basis
How do you pronounce "Wassereis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wassereis" is [ˈvasɐˌʔaɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wassereis" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wasserweg#88,503wachsamen#88,495Viehmarkt#88,480Videotext#88,479

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list