Salbe
German, noun/ˈzalbə/
Salbe is spelled S-A-L-B-E (5 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,305th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salbe is a German feminine noun meaning “ointment, salve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine halbfeste und homogen aussehende Arzneizubereitung, die zur Anwendung auf der Haut oder auf den…”.
What does Salbe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineointment, salve
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine halbfeste und homogen aussehende Arzneizubereitung, die zur Anwendung auf der Haut oder auf den Schleimhäuten bestimmt ist
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 Salbe
- Salben plural
- Sälbchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Salbe?
- Germany /ˈzalbə/
- /ˈsalbɛ/
- Austria [-b̥ɛ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Salbe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Salbe in German?
Salbe appears 2.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).