Wasserkran
[ˈvasɐˌkʁaːn]
The verdict
“Wasserkran” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wasserhahn
Corpus desk
Index DE-wasserkran · Wasserkran · German
Wasserkran · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Wasserkran |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐˌkʁaːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasserkran“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wasserkran is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌkʁaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Wasserkran in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wasserkran, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-K-R-A-N.
Definition
- 1Wasserhahn
- 2Wasserversorgung für Dampflokomotiven
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wasserkran appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dreh doch bitte den Wasserkran richtig zu, das Tropfen macht mich ganz nervös.
Die Wasserkräne werden kaum noch benötigt.
Synonyms
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.