water level

noun

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"water-level" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“water level” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The level of a body of water, especially when measured above a datum line.

Key facts for water level
PropertyValue
Headwordwater level
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “water level” sits in English frequency

water level falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

water level is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for water level, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is water level, spelled W-A-T-E-R- -L-E-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    The level of a body of water, especially when measured above a datum line.
  2. 2
    The level of the water table below ground.
  3. 3
    The waterline of a ship.
  4. 4
    (Relating to) an instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes connected by a pipe.
  5. 5
    Of a route that follows a riverbank or shoreline.

This word in other languages

Wasserspiegel(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "water level"?
"water level" is spelled W-A-T-E-R- -L-E-V-E-L.
What does "water level" mean?
As a noun, "water level" means: The level of a body of water, especially when measured above a datum line.
What language does "water level" come from?
"water level" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “water level”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is W-A-T-E-R- -L-E-V-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list