Wassertropfen

[ˈvasɐˌtʁɔp͡fn̩]

/[ˈvasɐˌtʁɔp͡fn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wassertropfen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,439 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,439
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Menge flüssigen Wassers, die durch die Oberflächenspannung kompakt zusammengehalten wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-wassertropfen · Wassertropfen · German

Wassertropfen · rank #58,439 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,439
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wartens

Nearest frequency peer: Wartens (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Wassertropfen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Wassertropfen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wassertropfen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWassertropfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvasɐˌtʁɔp͡fn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#58,439
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Wassertropfen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wassertropfenliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Wartens“ (#58,438), „weckten“ (#58,440), „Walnüsse“ (#58,437). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wassertropfen is uncommon German at frequency #58,439 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐˌtʁɔp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Menge flüssigen Wassers, die durch die Oberflächenspannung kompakt zusammengehalten wird".

Wassertropfen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Wassertropfen, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-T-R-O-P-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Menge flüssigen Wassers, die durch die Oberflächenspannung kompakt zusammengehalten wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Licht der hoch stehenden Mittagssonne funkeln die Wassertropfen wie ein endloser Sternenregen.“
  2. „Vielleicht wäre der Tropfen geschmolzen oder wie ein Wassertropfen auf dem heißen Herd zerplatzt.“

This word in other languages

waterdrop(English)goutte 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 "Wassertropfen"?
"Wassertropfen" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-T-R-O-P-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasɐˌtʁɔp͡fn̩].
What does "Wassertropfen" mean?
As a noun, "Wassertropfen" means: kleine Menge flüssigen Wassers, die durch die Oberflächenspannung kompakt zusammengehalten wird
How do you pronounce "Wassertropfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wassertropfen" is [ˈvasɐˌtʁɔp͡fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wassertropfen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wachstumsrate#58,433vorzutäuschen#58,431vorhergesehen#58,426Verkehrsfluss#58,407

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list