Wasserstraße
[ˈvasɐˌʃtʁaːsə]
The verdict
“Wasserstraße” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gewässer, das von Schiffen befahren wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-wasserstra-e · Wasserstraße · German
Wasserstraße · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wasserstraße |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐˌʃtʁaːsə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wasserstraße“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wasserstraße is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌʃtʁaːsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gewässer, das von Schiffen befahren wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wasserstraße, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wasserstraße, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-S-T-R-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Gewässer, das von Schiffen befahren wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wasserstraße appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Rhein ist eine wichtige Wasserstraße in Mitteleuropa.
„Der Nord-Ostsee-Kanal ist die meistbefahrene künstliche Wasserstraße der Welt; ihn passieren mehr Schiffe als Panama- und Sueskanal zusammen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.