Salamander

[zalaˈmandɐ]

/[zalaˈmandɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Salamander” is uncommon German (frequency #55,672 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,672
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schwanzlurch ohne Flossensäume

Corpus desk

Index DE-salamander · Salamander · German

Salamander · rank #55,672 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,672
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH rückläufige

Nearest frequency peer: rückläufige (-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 „Salamander“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Salamander
PropertyValue
HeadwordSalamander
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zalaˈmandɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Salamander“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Salamanderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rückläufige“ (#55,671), „Sammelklage“ (#55,673), „räumten“ (#55,670). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Salamander“ bei #55,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Salamander is uncommon German at frequency #55,672 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zalaˈmandɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Salamander in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Salamander, spelled S-A-L-A-M-A-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schwanzlurch ohne Flossensäume
  2. 2
    studentisches Trinkritual, bei dem alle Anwesenden ihr Glas gleichzeitig leeren und anschließend gleichzeitig auf bestimmte Art auf den Tisch aufsetzen
  3. 3
    Ofen mit starker Oberhitze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es gibt Salamander, die vorwiegend im Wasser leben und solche, die vorwiegend an Land leben.
  2. „Nun steckte ich gleich dem Salamander im Feuer, nach dem mich verlangt hatte.“

Antonyms

Molch

This word in other languages

salamander(English)salamandra(Español)salamandre(Français)salamandra(Português)

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 "Salamander"?
"Salamander" is spelled S-A-L-A-M-A-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [zalaˈmandɐ].
What does "Salamander" mean?
As a noun, "Salamander" means: Schwanzlurch ohne Flossensäume
How do you pronounce "Salamander"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Salamander" is [zalaˈmandɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Salamander" come from?
"Salamander" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rottweiler#55,665schiefgeht#55,682Schopfheim#55,689reparierte#55,654

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list