Kochsalz

[ˈkɔxˌzalt͡s]

/[ˈkɔxˌzalt͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Kochsalz” is uncommon German (frequency #66,395 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,395
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Haushalt übliches Speisegewürz; enthält hauptsächlich Natriumchlorid

Corpus desk

Index DE-kochsalz · Kochsalz · German

Kochsalz · rank #66,395 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,395
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH knifflige

Nearest frequency peer: knifflige (-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 „Kochsalz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kochsalz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKochsalz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔxˌzalt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,395
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kochsalz“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kochsalzfällt 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: „knifflige“ (#66,394), „kneift“ (#66,393), „Kokosöl“ (#66,397). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kochsalz“ bei #66,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kochsalz is uncommon German at frequency #66,395 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔxˌzalt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Haushalt übliches Speisegewürz; enthält hauptsächlich Natriumchlorid".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kochsalz, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kochsalz, spelled K-O-C-H-S-A-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Haushalt übliches Speisegewürz; enthält hauptsächlich Natriumchlorid

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wasser mit Kochsalz ist elektrisch leitfähig.
  2. „Da es früher für den Menschen schwierig war, an ausreichende Mengen Kochsalz zu kommen, wird eine Salzaufnahme mit einer Dopaminausschüttung belohnt.“

Synonyms

SpeisesalzTafelsalz

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); 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 "Kochsalz"?
"Kochsalz" is spelled K-O-C-H-S-A-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔxˌzalt͡s].
What does "Kochsalz" mean?
As a noun, "Kochsalz" means: im Haushalt übliches Speisegewürz; enthält hauptsächlich Natriumchlorid
How do you pronounce "Kochsalz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kochsalz" is [ˈkɔxˌzalt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kochsalz" come from?
"Kochsalz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list