Salzstangen

[ˈzalt͡sˌʃtaŋən]

/[ˈzalt͡sˌʃtaŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Salzstangen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,166 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,166
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Salzstange

Key facts for Salzstangen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSalzstangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzalt͡sˌʃtaŋən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#92,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Salzstangen” 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). Salzstangen 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

Salzstangen is uncommon German at frequency #92,166 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzalt͡sˌʃtaŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Salzstangen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Salzstangen, spelled S-A-L-Z-S-T-A-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Salzstange
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Salzstange
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Salzstange
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Salzstange

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 "Salzstangen"?
"Salzstangen" is spelled S-A-L-Z-S-T-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzalt͡sˌʃtaŋən].
What does "Salzstangen" mean?
As a noun, "Salzstangen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Salzstange
How do you pronounce "Salzstangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Salzstangen" is [ˈzalt͡sˌʃtaŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Salzstangen" come from?
"Salzstangen" 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 “Salzstangen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-L-Z-S-T-A-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzalt͡sˌʃtaŋən] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list