Salm

[zalm]

/[zalm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Salm” is uncommon German (frequency #52,388 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,388
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raubfisch, Speisefisch mit rosafarbenem Fleisch; Lachs

Corpus desk

Index DE-salm · Salm · German

Salm · rank #52,388 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,388
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH salam

Nearest frequency peer: salam (-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 „Salm“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Salm
PropertyValue
HeadwordSalm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zalm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,388
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Salm“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Salmfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „salam“ (#52,387), „Salmonellen“ (#52,389), „Sachverhalten“ (#52,386). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Salm“ bei #52,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Salm is uncommon German at frequency #52,388 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zalm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raubfisch, Speisefisch mit rosafarbenem Fleisch; Lachs".

Salm doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Salm, spelled S-A-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raubfisch, Speisefisch mit rosafarbenem Fleisch; Lachs

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Auch in dieser, wie in anderen Beziehungen scheint demnach der Hering dem Salme nahe zu stehen, sich aber vom Karpfen zu unterscheiden.“

Synonyms

Lachs

This word in other languages

salmon(English)salmón(Español)saumon(Français)

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 "Salm"?
"Salm" is spelled S-A-L-M. The IPA pronunciation is [zalm].
What does "Salm" mean?
As a noun, "Salm" means: Raubfisch, Speisefisch mit rosafarbenem Fleisch; Lachs
How do you pronounce "Salm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Salm" is [zalm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Salm" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rügt#52,385reih#52,367Senn#52,422rami#52,353

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list