Wassermangel

[ˈvasɐˌmaŋl̩]

/[ˈvasɐˌmaŋl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wassermangel” is uncommon German (frequency #52,577 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,577
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mangel an Wasser; Wasser ist nicht in ausreichender Menge verfügbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-wassermangel · Wassermangel · German

Wassermangel · rank #52,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,577
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wanderern

Nearest frequency peer: Wanderern (-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 „Wassermangel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wassermangel
PropertyValue
HeadwordWassermangel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvasɐˌmaŋl̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wassermangel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wassermangelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wanderern“ (#52,576), „wealth“ (#52,578), „Walsrode“ (#52,575). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wassermangel“ bei #52,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wassermangel is uncommon German at frequency #52,577 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌmaŋl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mangel an Wasser; Wasser ist nicht in ausreichender Menge verfügbar".

Wassermangel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Wassermangel, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-M-A-N-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mangel an Wasser; Wasser ist nicht in ausreichender Menge verfügbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Wassermangel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Expeditionsteilnehmer starben durch den Wassermangel.
  2. „Der Wassermangel führte zu Ernteeinbußen in der Landwirtschaft.“

Synonyms

WasserarmutWasserknappheit

Antonyms

Wasserüberschuss

This word in other languages

aridité(Français)

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 "Wassermangel"?
"Wassermangel" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-M-A-N-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐˌmaŋl̩].
What does "Wassermangel" mean?
As a noun, "Wassermangel" means: Mangel an Wasser; Wasser ist nicht in ausreichender Menge verfügbar
How do you pronounce "Wassermangel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wassermangel" is [ˈvasɐˌmaŋl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wassermangel" come from?
"Wassermangel" 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 "Wassermangel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list