Gurkensalat
[ˈɡʊʁkn̩zaˌlaːt]
The verdict
“Gurkensalat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rohkostspeise aus kleingeschnittenen Gurken in einer Marinade
Corpus desk
Index DE-gurkensalat · Gurkensalat · German
Gurkensalat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gurkensalat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʊʁkn̩zaˌlaːt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gurkensalat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gurkensalat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʊʁkn̩zaˌlaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rohkostspeise aus kleingeschnittenen Gurken in einer Marinade".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Gurkensalat in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gurkensalat, spelled G-U-R-K-E-N-S-A-L-A-T.
Definition
- 1Rohkostspeise aus kleingeschnittenen Gurken in einer Marinade
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gurkensalat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zum Grillen mache ich immer einen Nudelsalat, einen Tomatensalat und einen Gurkensalat.
„Am 26. Oktober 1861 führte [Reis] den Fernsprecher zahlreichen Mitgliedern des Physikalischen Vereins in Frankfurt erstmals öffentlich mit der Durchsage ‚Das Pferd frisst keinen Gurkensalat‘ vor.“
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.