Wasserverschmutzung
German, noun/ˈvasɐfɛɐ̯ˌʃmʊt͡sʊŋ/
Wasserverschmutzung is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-V-E-R-S-C-H-M-U-T-Z-U-N-G (19 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wasserverschmutzung is a German feminine noun meaning “water pollution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verschmutzung von Gewässern wie Flüssen, Seen oder Meeren, aber auch des Trinkwassers”.
What does Wasserverschmutzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewater pollution
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verschmutzung von Gewässern wie Flüssen, Seen oder Meeren, aber auch des Trinkwassers
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wasserverschmutzung
- Wasserverschmutzungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wasserverschmutzung?
- /ˈvasɐfɛɐ̯ˌʃmʊt͡sʊŋ/
- [ˈvasɐfɛɐ̯ˌʃmʊt͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wasserverschmutzung in German?
Wasserverschmutzung appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).