Salben

[ˈzalbn̩]

/[ˈzalbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Salben” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,105
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Salbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-salben · Salben · German

Salben · rank #42,105 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,105
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Saigon

Nearest frequency peer: Saigon (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Salben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Salben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Salben vs sale
50% similar
Salben vs selbe
50% similar
Salben vs Samen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Salben
PropertyValue
HeadwordSalben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzalbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,105
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Salben“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Salbenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Saigon“ (#42,104), „Safran“ (#42,103), „samples“ (#42,107). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Salben“ bei #42,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Salben (IPA [ˈzalbn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,105 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Salben, with forms such as "aslben", "sablen", and "salbben". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sale", "selbe", "Samen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Salben, spelled S-A-L-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Salbe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Salbe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Salbe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Salbe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aslben
  • sablen
  • salbben
  • salbenn
  • salbne
  • salebn
  • sallben
  • slaben
  • ssalben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Salben - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aslben2sablen2salbben1salbenn1salbne2salebn2sallben1slaben2
Edit distance from "Salben"

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 "Salben"?
"Salben" is spelled S-A-L-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzalbn̩].
What does "Salben" mean?
As a noun, "Salben" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Salbe
What words are commonly confused with "Salben"?
"Salben" is commonly confused with "sale", "selbe", "Samen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Salben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Salben" is [ˈzalbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Salben" come from?
"Salben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Saigon#42,104Safran#42,103saures#42,109scheue#42,110

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Revers9 variantsspröde9 variantsspätes9 variantsStabes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list