salute

[saˈlute]

/[saˈlute]/ noun

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The verdict

“salute” is uncommon German (frequency #64,666 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,666
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gesundheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-salute · salute · German

salute · rank #64,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,666
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sade

Nearest frequency peer: sade (-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 „salute“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for salute
PropertyValue
Headwordsalute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[saˈlute]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,666
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „salute“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).salutefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sade“ (#64,665), „Salzburgs“ (#64,667), „sachkundige“ (#64,664). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „salute“ bei #64,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salute is uncommon German at frequency #64,666 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [saˈlute]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Gesundheit".

No generated misspelling entries exist for salute in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is salute, spelled S-A-L-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gesundheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La salute è il bene più prezioso che abbiamo. (Die Gesundheit ist das wertvollste Gut, das wir haben.)

This word in other languages

health(English)

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 "salute"?
"salute" is spelled S-A-L-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈlute].
What does "salute" mean?
As a noun, "salute" means: die Gesundheit
How do you pronounce "salute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salute" is [saˈlute]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salute" come from?
"salute" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schurz#64,687seiden#64,698Rauten#64,633postal#64,615

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list