Obstsalat

[ˈoːpstzaˌlaːt]

/[ˈoːpstzaˌlaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Obstsalat” is uncommon German (frequency #70,637 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,637
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus verschiedenen Obstsorten durch Mischung hergestellte Speise

Corpus desk

Index DE-obstsalat · Obstsalat · German

Obstsalat · rank #70,637 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,637
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberschulen

Nearest frequency peer: Oberschulen (-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 „Obstsalat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Obstsalat
PropertyValue
HeadwordObstsalat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːpstzaˌlaːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,637
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Obstsalat“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Obstsalatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oberschulen“ (#70,636), „Oktopus“ (#70,638), „närrischen“ (#70,635). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Obstsalat“ bei #70,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Obstsalat is uncommon German at frequency #70,637 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːpstzaˌlaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus verschiedenen Obstsorten durch Mischung hergestellte Speise".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Obstsalat, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Obstsalat, spelled O-B-S-T-S-A-L-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus verschiedenen Obstsorten durch Mischung hergestellte Speise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „[…] Neben ihrem Schreibtisch steht ein Strauß mit blassrosa Pfingstrosen. Eine Dame im Bleistiftrock bringt ein Schälchen Obstsalat, akkurat gestapelt.“
  2. „Die scharfe Säure der Limette eignet sich oft besser als die der milderen Zitrone dazu, Aromen zu kontrastieren und so erst herauszuarbeiten. Im Obstsalat kann das Wunder wirken. Und wer eine sahnige Mango mit wenigen Spritzern Limettensaft beträufelt, merkt erst, was sich aus der Tropenfrucht geschmacklich herausholen lässt.“

Synonyms

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 "Obstsalat"?
"Obstsalat" is spelled O-B-S-T-S-A-L-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːpstzaˌlaːt].
What does "Obstsalat" mean?
As a noun, "Obstsalat" means: aus verschiedenen Obstsorten durch Mischung hergestellte Speise
How do you pronounce "Obstsalat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Obstsalat" is [ˈoːpstzaˌlaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Obstsalat" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list