Salmünster

[zaːlˈmʏnstɐ]

/[zaːlˈmʏnstɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Salmünster” is uncommon German (frequency #90,833 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,833
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadtteil von Bad Soden-Salmünster, Hessen, Deutschland

Key facts for Salmünster
PropertyValue
HeadwordSalmünster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[zaːlˈmʏnstɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#90,833
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Salmünster” 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). Salmünster lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Salmünster is uncommon German at frequency #90,833 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zaːlˈmʏnstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadtteil von Bad Soden-Salmünster, Hessen, Deutschland".

Salmünster has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Salmünster, spelled S-A-L-M-Ü-N-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadtteil von Bad Soden-Salmünster, Hessen, Deutschland

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 "Salmünster"?
"Salmünster" is spelled S-A-L-M-Ü-N-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [zaːlˈmʏnstɐ].
What does "Salmünster" mean?
As a proper noun, "Salmünster" means: Stadtteil von Bad Soden-Salmünster, Hessen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Salmünster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Salmünster" is [zaːlˈmʏnstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Salmünster" come from?
"Salmünster" 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 “Salmünster”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-L-M-Ü-N-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zaːlˈmʏnstɐ] (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