Wasserflugzeug
[ˈvasɐˌfluːkt͡sɔɪ̯k]
The verdict
“Wasserflugzeug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für Starts und Landungen auf dem Wasser geeignetes Flugzeug
Corpus desk
Index DE-wasserflugzeug · Wasserflugzeug · German
Wasserflugzeug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wasserflugzeug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐˌfluːkt͡sɔɪ̯k] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasserflugzeug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wasserflugzeug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌfluːkt͡sɔɪ̯k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für Starts und Landungen auf dem Wasser geeignetes Flugzeug".
Wasserflugzeug doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Wasserflugzeug, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-F-L-U-G-Z-E-U-G.
Definition
- 1für Starts und Landungen auf dem Wasser geeignetes Flugzeug
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wasserflugzeug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Insel ist nur mit einem Wasserflugzeug erreichbar.
„Mit zwölf Motoren, 158 Passagieren und elf Besatzungsmitglieder ist die Maschine das bis dahin größte Wasserflugzeug.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.