water

[ˈwɔːtə]

/[ˈwɔːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“water” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,830
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Wasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-water · water · German

water · rank #12,830 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,830
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorstellt

Nearest frequency peer: vorstellt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „water“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „water“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

water vs wer
60% similar
water vs Watt
40% similar
water vs wave
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for water
PropertyValue
Headwordwater
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈwɔːtə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,830
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „water“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).waterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vorstellt“ (#12,829), „webcam“ (#12,831), „vorläufigen“ (#12,828). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „water“ bei #12,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around water (IPA [ˈwɔːtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,830 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Wasser".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for water, with forms such as "awter", "waetr", and "waterr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wer", "Watt", "wave", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 water, spelled W-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Wasser

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "You know the other morning, when you and Jack and I bathed before breakfast, you got stung on your arm by a jellyfish, and the water then was unruffled."

This word in other languages

eau(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awter
  • waetr
  • waterr
  • watter
  • wtaer
  • wwater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of water - 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.

awter2waetr2waterr1watter1wtaer2wwater1
Edit distance from "water"

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 "water"?
"water" is spelled W-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈwɔːtə].
What does "water" mean?
As a noun, "water" means: das Wasser
What words are commonly confused with "water"?
"water" is commonly confused with "wer", "Watt", "wave". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "water"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "water" is [ˈwɔːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "water" come from?
"water" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weste#12,834zähle#12,847Alexa#12,854Anita#12,856

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Vienna6 variantsBallett6 variantsdritt6 variantskühn6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list