Salbung

[ˈzalbʊŋ]

/[ˈzalbʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Salbung” is uncommon German (frequency #99,018 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,018
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Auftragen von Salbe oder Öl auf die Haut

Corpus desk

Index DE-salbung · Salbung · German

Salbung · rank #99,018 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,018
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sacco

Nearest frequency peer: sacco (-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 „Salbung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Salbung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSalbung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzalbʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,018
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Salbung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sacco“ (#99,017), „rüttelte“ (#99,016), „Salzstreuer“ (#99,021). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Salbung“ bei #99,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Salbung is uncommon German at frequency #99,018 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzalbʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Salbung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Salbung, spelled S-A-L-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auftragen von Salbe oder Öl auf die Haut
  2. 2
    religiöses Ritual zur Übertragung von Macht, zur Heilung von Krankheit und ähnlichen Zwecken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei meiner Ayurveda-Behandlung war die ayurvedische Salbung der Füße besonders wohltuend.
  2. 754 erneuerte Papst Stephan II die Salbung Pippins.

This word in other languages

anointment(English)unção(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 "Salbung"?
"Salbung" is spelled S-A-L-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzalbʊŋ].
What does "Salbung" mean?
As a noun, "Salbung" means: Auftragen von Salbe oder Öl auf die Haut
How do you pronounce "Salbung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Salbung" is [ˈzalbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Salbung" come from?
"Salbung" 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 "Salbung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

saudumm#99,026Rolands#99,000Remseck#98,989Schoppe#99,058

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list