Riechsalz
German, noun/ˈʁiːçˌzalt͡s/
Riechsalz is spelled R-I-E-C-H-S-A-L-Z (9 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written German, the 339,062nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riechsalz is a German neuter noun meaning “smelling salt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “stark duftende Substanz, der man - vor allem früher - eine heilende Wirkung bei Benommenheit/Ohnmacht…”.
What does Riechsalz mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersmelling salt
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. stark duftende Substanz, der man - vor allem früher - eine heilende Wirkung bei Benommenheit/Ohnmacht zuschrieb
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 Riechsalz
- Riechsalzes genitive
- Riechsalze plural
- Riechsalzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Riechsalz?
- /ˈʁiːçˌzalt͡s/
- [ˈʁiːçˌzalt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Riechsalz in German?
Riechsalz appears about once in every 33 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).