Wasserläufe

[ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fə]

/[ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wasserläufe” is uncommon German (frequency #75,234 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,234
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wasserlaufe · Wasserläufe · German

Wasserläufe · rank #75,234 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,234
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wasserlauf

Nearest frequency peer: Wasserlauf (-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 „Wasserläufe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wasserläufe
PropertyValue
HeadwordWasserläufe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasserläufe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wasserlauf“ (#75,233), „Wassermühle“ (#75,235), „Warterei“ (#75,232). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wasserläufe“ bei #75,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wasserläufe is uncommon German at frequency #75,234 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wasserläufe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wasserläufe, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-L-Ä-U-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserlauf
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Wasserlauf
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserlauf

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 "Wasserläufe"?
"Wasserläufe" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-L-Ä-U-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fə].
What does "Wasserläufe" mean?
As a noun, "Wasserläufe" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserlauf
How do you pronounce "Wasserläufe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wasserläufe" is [ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wassermühle#75,235Waldsterben#75,230Weinflasche#75,239weiterkommt#75,240

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list