Wasserfällen

[ˈvasɐˌfɛlən]

/[ˈvasɐˌfɛlən]/ noun

The verdict

“Wasserfällen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,232 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,232
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserfall

Corpus desk

Index DE-wasserfallen · Wasserfällen · German

Wasserfällen · rank #54,232 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,232
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wasserwerke

Nearest frequency peer: Wasserwerke (+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 „Wasserfällen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wasserfällen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWasserfällen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvasɐˌfɛlən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,232
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasserfällen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wasserwerke“ (#54,233), „Wandler“ (#54,230), „wechselseitigen“ (#54,234). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wasserfällen“ bei #54,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wasserfällen is uncommon German at frequency #54,232 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌfɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserfall".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wasserfällen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wasserfällen, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-F-Ä-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserfall

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 "Wasserfällen"?
"Wasserfällen" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-F-Ä-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐˌfɛlən].
What does "Wasserfällen" mean?
As a noun, "Wasserfällen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserfall
How do you pronounce "Wasserfällen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wasserfällen" is [ˈvasɐˌfɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wasserfällen" come from?
"Wasserfällen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list