salma

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The verdict

“salma” is uncommon German (frequency #80,877 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,877
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Leiche, der Leichnam

Key facts for salma
PropertyValue
Headwordsalma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,877
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “salma” 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). salma 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

salma is uncommon German at frequency #80,877 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Leiche, der Leichnam".

Zero misspellings are on record for salma in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is salma, spelled S-A-L-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Leiche, der Leichnam

This word in other languages

corpse(English)cadáver(Español)dépouille(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 "salma"?
"salma" is spelled S-A-L-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "salma" mean?
As a noun, "salma" means: die Leiche, der Leichnam
How do you pronounce "salma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salma" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salma" come from?
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Using “salma”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-L-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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