Entsalzung
[ɛntˈzalt͡sʊŋ]
The verdict
“Entsalzung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verringerung des Gehaltes an Salz in einem Gegenstand/Stoff
Corpus desk
Index DE-entsalzung · Entsalzung · German
Entsalzung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Entsalzung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛntˈzalt͡sʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Entsalzung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Entsalzung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈzalt͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verringerung des Gehaltes an Salz in einem Gegenstand/Stoff".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Entsalzung, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Entsalzung, spelled E-N-T-S-A-L-Z-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Verringerung des Gehaltes an Salz in einem Gegenstand/Stoff
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Entsalzung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach ausreichender Entsalzung kann auch Meerwasser zum Trinken verwandt werden.
In manchen Wüstengegenden kann der Boden erst nach voriger Entsalzung durch Bewässerung kultiviert werden.
This word in other languages
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.