wässern

[ˈvɛsɐn]

/[ˈvɛsɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“wässern” is uncommon German (frequency #65,902 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,902
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas mit reichlich Wasser versehen

Key facts for wässern
PropertyValue
Headwordwässern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛsɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,902
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wässern” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wässern lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wässern is uncommon German at frequency #65,902 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛsɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

wässern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wässern, spelled W-Ä-S-S-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit reichlich Wasser versehen
  2. 2
    den Boden mit Wasser tränken, in der Regel um die Pflanzenernährung zu gewährleisten
  3. 3
    eine (klare) Flüssigkeit absondern

Synonyms

auswässerneinwässernschwemmenbegießenbesprengenbespritzenbesprühenbewässerngießennetzen

Antonyms

trocknen

This word in other languages

water(English)bañar(Español)baigner(Français)aguar(Português)

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 "wässern"?
"wässern" is spelled W-Ä-S-S-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛsɐn].
What does "wässern" mean?
As a verb, "wässern" means: etwas mit reichlich Wasser versehen
How do you pronounce "wässern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wässern" is [ˈvɛsɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wässern" come from?
"wässern" 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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Using “wässern”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-Ä-S-S-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɛsɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list