Salinen

[zaˈliːnən]

/[zaˈliːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Salinen” is uncommon German (frequency #77,263 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,263
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Saline

Key facts for Salinen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSalinen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zaˈliːnən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Salinen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Salinen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Salinen is uncommon German at frequency #77,263 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zaˈliːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Salinen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Salinen, spelled S-A-L-I-N-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "Salinen"?
"Salinen" is spelled S-A-L-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zaˈliːnən].
What does "Salinen" mean?
As a noun, "Salinen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Saline
How do you pronounce "Salinen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Salinen" is [zaˈliːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Salinen" come from?
"Salinen" 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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Using “Salinen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-L-I-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zaˈliːnən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list