Wassersucht
[ˈvasɐˌzʊxt]
The verdict
“Wassersucht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine krankhafte Ansammlung von Wasser im Körper
Corpus desk
Index DE-wassersucht · Wassersucht · German
Wassersucht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Wassersucht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐˌzʊxt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wassersucht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wassersucht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌzʊxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine krankhafte Ansammlung von Wasser im Körper".
No misspelling variants are generated for Wassersucht in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wassersucht, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-S-U-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1eine krankhafte Ansammlung von Wasser im Körper
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wassersucht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Patient leidet an Wassersucht.
Generalisierte Ödeme werden auch als Wassersucht bezeichnet.
Synonyms
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.