Wasserrad

[ˈvasɐˌʁaːt]

/[ˈvasɐˌʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wasserrad” is uncommon German (frequency #92,452 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,452
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät, welches die kinetische bzw. potenzielle Energie eines Flusses oder Baches in, für den Menschen nutzbare, Energie umwandelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-wasserrad · Wasserrad · German

Wasserrad · rank #92,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,452
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wasserloch

Nearest frequency peer: Wasserloch (-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 „Wasserrad“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wasserrad
PropertyValue
HeadwordWasserrad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvasɐˌʁaːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasserrad“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wasserloch“ (#92,451), „Wasserhähne“ (#92,450), „Wartheland“ (#92,449). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wasserrad“ bei #92,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wasserrad is uncommon German at frequency #92,452 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät, welches die kinetische bzw. potenzielle Energie eines Flusses oder Baches in, für den Menschen nutzbare, Energie umwandelt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wasserrad, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Wasserrad, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät, welches die kinetische bzw. potenzielle Energie eines Flusses oder Baches in, für den Menschen nutzbare, Energie umwandelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich nutze ein Wasserrad, um Energie für mein Haus zu gewinnen

Synonyms

Mühlrad

This word in other languages

roue à aubes(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 "Wasserrad"?
"Wasserrad" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐˌʁaːt].
What does "Wasserrad" mean?
As a noun, "Wasserrad" means: Gerät, welches die kinetische bzw. potenzielle Energie eines Flusses oder Baches in, für den Menschen nutzbare, Energie umwandelt
How do you pronounce "Wasserrad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wasserrad" is [ˈvasɐˌʁaːt]. 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 "Wasserrad", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

werbenden#92,461vorspulen#92,441Whitehall#92,466wortreich#92,483

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list