gesalzen

[ɡəˈzalt͡sn̩]

/[ɡəˈzalt͡sn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“gesalzen” is uncommon German (frequency #70,313 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,313
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Salz versehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesalzen · gesalzen · German

gesalzen · rank #70,313 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,313
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerüste

Nearest frequency peer: Gerüste (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „gesalzen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gesalzen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gesalzen
PropertyValue
Headwordgesalzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈzalt͡sn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,313
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gesalzen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gesalzenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gerüste“ (#70,312), „Gersthofen“ (#70,311), „Gerichtsurteile“ (#70,310). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gesalzen“ bei #70,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gesalzen is uncommon German at frequency #70,313 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈzalt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for gesalzen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gesalzen, spelled G-E-S-A-L-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Salz versehen
  2. 2
    hoch, schwer erschwinglich
  3. 3
    in derbem, scharfem Ton

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich esse gerne gesalzene Erdnüsse.
  2. Diese gesalzenen Eintrittspreise kann sich nicht jeder leisten. ( Audio⁽ᴵⁿᶠᵒ⁾)

Synonyms

gepfefferthappigsaftig

Antonyms

ungesalzenerschwinglichniedrigfeinsinnig

This word in other languages

salted(English)salado(Español)salé(Français)

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 "gesalzen"?
"gesalzen" is spelled G-E-S-A-L-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzalt͡sn̩].
What does "gesalzen" mean?
As an adjective, "gesalzen" means: mit Salz versehen
How do you pronounce "gesalzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesalzen" is [ɡəˈzalt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesalzen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gemauert#70,302gehäkelt#70,297Freyburg#70,277handelst#70,356

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list