sparkling water
"sparkling-water" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sparkling water” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Carbonated water served at table as drinking water; especially, such water as has a lot of bubbles (high carbonation).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sparkling water |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sparkling water” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sparkling water is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Carbonated water served at table as drinking water; especially, such water as has a lot of bubbles (high carbonation).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sparkling water, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From sparkling + water, said to be sparkling due to the sparkly, glistening appearance of the carbonation bubbles in the fluid. The correct English form is sparkling water, spelled S-P-A-R-K-L-I-N-G- -W-A-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Carbonated water served at table as drinking water; especially, such water as has a lot of bubbles (high carbonation).
Etymology
From sparkling + water, said to be sparkling due to the sparkly, glistening appearance of the carbonation bubbles in the fluid.
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.
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Using “sparkling water”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-P-A-R-K-L-I-N-G- -W-A-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.