Wasserspiegel
[ˈvasɐˌʃpiːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Wasserspiegel” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,358
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die glatte, spiegelnde Oberfläche eines Gewässers
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wasserspiegel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐˌʃpiːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #44,358 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wasserspiegel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Wasserspiegel (IPA [ˈvasɐˌʃpiːɡl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,358 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wasserspiegel, with forms such as "awsserspiegel", "waserspiegel", and "wasesrspiegel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wasserspiegel, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-S-P-I-E-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1die glatte, spiegelnde Oberfläche eines Gewässers
- 2die Höhe, die eine Wasseroberfläche erreicht; Wasserstand
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- awsserspiegel
- waserspiegel
- wasesrspiegel
- wasserpsiegel
- wasserrspiegel
- wassersipegel
- wasserspeigel
- wasserspieegl
- wasserspiegell
- wasserspieggel
- wasserspiegle
- wasserspigeel
- wassersppiegel
- wassersspiegel
- wassesrpiegel
- wassrespiegel
- waßerspiegel
- wsaserspiegel
- wwasserspiegel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wasserspiegel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Wasserspiegel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-S-S-E-R-S-P-I-E-G-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvasɐˌʃpiːɡl̩] (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
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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.