Wasserstoff
[ˈvasɐˌʃtɔf]
The verdict
“Wasserstoff” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,971. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,971
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - häufigstes und leichtestes chemisches Element im Universum
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wasserstoff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐˌʃtɔf] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #10,971 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wasserstoff” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Wasserstoff (IPA [ˈvasɐˌʃtɔf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,971 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wasserstoff, with forms such as "awsserstoff", "waserstoff", and "wasesrstoff". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wasserstoff, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-S-T-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1häufigstes und leichtestes chemisches Element im Universum
- 2farbloses, geruchloses und brennbares Gas
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- awsserstoff
- waserstoff
- wasesrstoff
- wasserrstoff
- wassersotff
- wassersstoff
- wasserstfof
- wasserstof
- wassersttoff
- wassertsoff
- wassesrtoff
- wassrestoff
- waßerstoff
- wsaserstoff
- wwasserstoff
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wasserstoff - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Wasserstoff”
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-T-O-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvasɐˌʃtɔf] (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.