Wasserlauf
[ˈvasɐˌlaʊ̯f]
The verdict
“Wasserlauf” is uncommon German (frequency #75,233 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,233
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines Fließgewässer; Bach
Corpus desk
Index DE-wasserlauf · Wasserlauf · German
Wasserlauf · rank #75,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,233
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Warterei
Nearest frequency peer: Warterei (-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 „Wasserlauf“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Waldsterben
Waldsterben
24,771 corpus weight
- Walen
Walen
24,770 corpus weight
- Warterei
Warterei
24,769 corpus weight
- Wasserlauf
Wasserlauf
24,768 corpus weight
- Wasserläufe
Wasserläufe
24,767 corpus weight
- Wassermühle
Wassermühle
24,766 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wasserlauf“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wasserlauf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐˌlaʊ̯f] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #75,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasserlauf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wasserlauf is uncommon German at frequency #75,233 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌlaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Fließgewässer; Bach".
Wasserlauf has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wasserlauf, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-L-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1kleines Fließgewässer; Bach
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wasserlauf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hinter unserem Haus gibt es einen kleinen Wasserlauf.
„Diese wenigen Minuten, die wir dort an dem stillen Wasserlauf verbrachten, werden mir immer in Erinnerung bleiben.“
Synonyms
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); 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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