Heringssalat
[ˈheːʁɪŋszaˌlaːt]
The verdict
“Heringssalat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sammelbegriff für je nach Region unterschiedlich zusammengesetzte Arten von Salat, deren Hauptbestandteil Heringsstückchen sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-heringssalat · Heringssalat · German
Heringssalat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Heringssalat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈheːʁɪŋszaˌlaːt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heringssalat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heringssalat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈheːʁɪŋszaˌlaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sammelbegriff für je nach Region unterschiedlich zusammengesetzte Arten von Salat, deren Hauptbestandteil Heringsstückchen sind".
Heringssalat has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Heringssalat, spelled H-E-R-I-N-G-S-S-A-L-A-T.
Definition
- 1Sammelbegriff für je nach Region unterschiedlich zusammengesetzte Arten von Salat, deren Hauptbestandteil Heringsstückchen sind
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Heringssalat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Abends aßen wir roten Heringssalat, selbstgemacht von der Mutter.“
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.