Salzstangerl
German, noun/ˈzalt͡sˌʃtaŋɐl/
Salzstangerl is spelled S-A-L-Z-S-T-A-N-G-E-R-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 66 million words in written German, the 501,868th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salzstangerl is a German neuter noun meaning “oblong bread roll made from the same dough as Semmeln which is rolled up diagonally (thus tapered at both ends) and sprinkled with coarse…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mit Salz und Kümmel bestreutes längliches, an den Enden spitz zulaufendes Kleingebäck aus gerolltem Semmelteig”.
What does Salzstangerl mean in English?
noun
- 1
Austrianeuteroblong bread roll made from the same dough as Semmeln which is rolled up diagonally (thus tapered at both ends) and sprinkled with coarse salt and caraway
- 2
Austrianeuterthin stick-shaped snack sprinkled with salt, pretzel stick
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mit Salz und Kümmel bestreutes längliches, an den Enden spitz zulaufendes Kleingebäck aus gerolltem Semmelteig 2. Mit Salz bestreutes dünnes, stangenförmiges Laugengebäck
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Salzstangerl
- Salzstangerls genitive
- Salzstangerln plural
- Salzstangel variant
- Salzstängel variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Salzstangerl?
- standard /ˈzalt͡sˌʃtaŋɐl/
- Austria /ˈsalt͡sˌʃtaŋɐl/
- [ˈzalt͡sˌʃtaŋɐl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Salzstangerl in German?
Salzstangerl appears about once in every 66 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).