Wasserschloss

[ˈvasɐˌʃlɔs]

/[ˈvasɐˌʃlɔs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wasserschloss” is uncommon German (frequency #63,936 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,936
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Wassergräben oder einem natürlichen Gewässer umgebenes Schloss

Corpus desk

Index DE-wasserschloss · Wasserschloss · German

Wasserschloss · rank #63,936 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,936
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wasserflaschen

Nearest frequency peer: Wasserflaschen (-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 „Wasserschloss“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wasserschloss
PropertyValue
HeadwordWasserschloss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvasɐˌʃlɔs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#63,936
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasserschloss“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wasserschlossfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wasserflaschen“ (#63,935), „wegweisenden“ (#63,937), „Warnsignal“ (#63,934). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wasserschloss“ bei #63,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wasserschloss is uncommon German at frequency #63,936 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌʃlɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wasserschloss, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wasserschloss, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-S-C-H-L-O-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Wassergräben oder einem natürlichen Gewässer umgebenes Schloss
  2. 2
    Betriebseinrichtung einer Wasserkraftanlage
  3. 3
    Vorrichtung zur Druckregulation bei Drainagen
  4. 4
    hydrographische Landschaft am Zusammenfluss Aare, Reuss, Limmat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei Wasserschlössern dient der mit Wasser gefüllte Graben als Annäherungshindernis.
  2. Durch ein Wasserschloss können Druckstöße in der Rohrleitungen einer Wasserkraftanlage vermieden werden.

Synonyms

Wasserburg

This word in other languages

château d'eau(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 "Wasserschloss"?
"Wasserschloss" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-S-C-H-L-O-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐˌʃlɔs].
What does "Wasserschloss" mean?
As a noun, "Wasserschloss" means: von Wassergräben oder einem natürlichen Gewässer umgebenes Schloss
How do you pronounce "Wasserschloss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wasserschloss" is [ˈvasɐˌʃlɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wasserschloss" come from?
"Wasserschloss" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list