salo

[ˈsalo]

/[ˈsalo]/ noun

The verdict

“salo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Natriumchlorid, Kochsalz, meistens: gemahlen als Gewürz

Corpus desk

Index DE-salo · salo · German

salo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for salo
PropertyValue
Headwordsalo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsalo]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „salo“ im Deutschen

saloschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsalo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for salo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is salo, spelled S-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Natriumchlorid, Kochsalz, meistens: gemahlen als Gewürz
  2. 2
    chemische Verbindung, bei der metallische und nichtmetallische Ionen durch eine Ionenbindung miteinander verbunden sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La patro uzas multa salo por spicisar sua disho.
  2. „Bazi olim definesis kom substanci qui reaktas kun acidi, formacante sali.“

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "salo"?
"salo" is spelled S-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsalo].
What does "salo" mean?
As a noun, "salo" means: Natriumchlorid, Kochsalz, meistens: gemahlen als Gewürz
How do you pronounce "salo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salo" is [ˈsalo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salo" come from?
"salo" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list