Wassermasse

[ˈvasɐˌmasə]

/[ˈvasɐˌmasə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wassermasse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr große Menge Wasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-wassermasse · Wassermasse · German

Wassermasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Wassermasse
PropertyValue
HeadwordWassermasse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvasɐˌmasə]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wassermasse” sits in German frequency

Wassermasse falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wassermasse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌmasə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr große Menge Wasser".

Wassermasse has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Wassermasse, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-M-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr große Menge Wasser

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Diese Südseekolonien zu beherrschen erwies sich als sehr aufwendig: Riesige Wassermassen trennten die einzelnen Eilande, teilweise waren tage- und wochenlange Bootsfahrten nötig.“
  2. „Das Ergebnis der sich verteilenden Wassermassen sind Kanäle, Überflutungsgebiete, Lagunen, Palmeninseln und ein Wasser, das, von dichtem Papyrusschilf gefiltert, so sauber ist, dass es Trinkwasserqualität besitzt.“

This word in other languages

masse d'eau(Français)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wassermasse"?
"Wassermasse" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-M-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐˌmasə].
What does "Wassermasse" mean?
As a noun, "Wassermasse" means: sehr große Menge Wasser
How do you pronounce "Wassermasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wassermasse" is [ˈvasɐˌmasə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wassermasse" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list