Wasserratten

[ˈvasɐˌʁatən]

/[ˈvasɐˌʁatən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wasserratten” is uncommon German (frequency #96,503 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,503
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserratte

Corpus desk

Index DE-wasserratten · Wasserratten · German

Wasserratten · rank #96,503 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,503
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wasserlöslich

Nearest frequency peer: wasserlöslich (-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 „Wasserratten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wasserratten
PropertyValue
HeadwordWasserratten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvasɐˌʁatən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,503
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasserratten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wasserrattenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wasserlöslich“ (#96,502), „Wassereinbruch“ (#96,501), „Wassenberg“ (#96,500). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wasserratten“ bei #96,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wasserratten is uncommon German at frequency #96,503 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌʁatən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wasserratten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wasserratten, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-R-A-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserratte
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Wasserratte
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserratte
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserratte

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 "Wasserratten"?
"Wasserratten" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-R-A-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐˌʁatən].
What does "Wasserratten" mean?
As a noun, "Wasserratten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wasserratte
How do you pronounce "Wasserratten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wasserratten" is [ˈvasɐˌʁatən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wasserratten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wasserratten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Waldgebieten#96,494Vortäuschung#96,485willkommenen#96,528Volksmedizin#96,477

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list