salzigen

[ˈzalt͡sɪɡn̩]

/[ˈzalt͡sɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“salzigen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,854 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,854
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig

Key facts for salzigen
PropertyValue
Headwordsalzigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzalt͡sɪɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “salzigen” 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). salzigen 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

salzigen is uncommon German at frequency #54,854 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzalt͡sɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for salzigen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is salzigen, spelled S-A-L-Z-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig

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 "salzigen"?
"salzigen" is spelled S-A-L-Z-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzalt͡sɪɡn̩].
What does "salzigen" mean?
As an adjective, "salzigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs salzig
How do you pronounce "salzigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salzigen" is [ˈzalt͡sɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salzigen" come from?
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Using “salzigen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-L-Z-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzalt͡sɪɡn̩] (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