Hirschhornsalz
German, noun/ˈhɪʁʃhɔʁnˌzalt͡s/
Hirschhornsalz is spelled H-I-R-S-C-H-H-O-R-N-S-A-L-Z (14 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written German, the 326,119th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hirschhornsalz is a German neuter noun meaning “hartshorn salt, baker's ammonia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Backtriebmittel für flaches Gebäck, bestehend aus Ammoniumhydrogencarbonat, Ammoniumcarbonat und…”.
What does Hirschhornsalz mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhartshorn salt, baker's ammonia
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Backtriebmittel für flaches Gebäck, bestehend aus Ammoniumhydrogencarbonat, Ammoniumcarbonat und Ammoniumcarbamat
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hirschhornsalz
- Hirschhornsalzes genitive
- Hirschhornsalze dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hirschhornsalz?
- /ˈhɪʁʃhɔʁnˌzalt͡s/
- [ˈhɪʁʃhɔʁnzalt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hirschhornsalz in German?
Hirschhornsalz appears about once in every 31 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).