Wasserpfeife
[ˈvasɐˌp͡faɪ̯fə]
The verdict
“Wasserpfeife” is uncommon German (frequency #91,127 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,127
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rauchgerät, bei dem die Rauchluft durch einen Wasserbehälter gezogen wird, bevor man ihn einatmet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wasserpfeife |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐˌp͡faɪ̯fə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #91,127 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wasserpfeife” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Wasserpfeife is uncommon German at frequency #91,127 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌp͡faɪ̯fə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rauchgerät, bei dem die Rauchluft durch einen Wasserbehälter gezogen wird, bevor man ihn einatmet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wasserpfeife, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Wasserpfeife, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-P-F-E-I-F-E.
Definition
- 1Rauchgerät, bei dem die Rauchluft durch einen Wasserbehälter gezogen wird, bevor man ihn einatmet
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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Using “Wasserpfeife”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-S-S-E-R-P-F-E-I-F-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvasɐˌp͡faɪ̯fə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.