Salzstreuer

[ˈzalt͡sˌʃtʁɔɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈzalt͡sˌʃtʁɔɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Salzstreuer” is uncommon German (frequency #99,021 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,021
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gefäß mit durchlöchertem Deckel, aus dem Salz rieseln kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-salzstreuer · Salzstreuer · German

Salzstreuer · rank #99,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,021
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sanitätern

Nearest frequency peer: Sanitätern (+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 „Salzstreuer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Salzstreuer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSalzstreuer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzalt͡sˌʃtʁɔɪ̯ɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,021
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Salzstreuer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Salzstreuerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sanitätern“ (#99,022), „sann“ (#99,023), „Salbung“ (#99,018). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Salzstreuer“ bei #99,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Salzstreuer is uncommon German at frequency #99,021 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzalt͡sˌʃtʁɔɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gefäß mit durchlöchertem Deckel, aus dem Salz rieseln kann".

No misspelling variants are generated for Salzstreuer in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Salzstreuer, spelled S-A-L-Z-S-T-R-E-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gefäß mit durchlöchertem Deckel, aus dem Salz rieseln kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Könntest du mir bitte den Salzstreuer reichen!

Antonyms

PfefferstreuerZuckerstreuer

This word in other languages

salt shaker(English)salero(Español)salière(Français)

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 "Salzstreuer"?
"Salzstreuer" is spelled S-A-L-Z-S-T-R-E-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzalt͡sˌʃtʁɔɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Salzstreuer" mean?
As a noun, "Salzstreuer" means: Gefäß mit durchlöchertem Deckel, aus dem Salz rieseln kann
How do you pronounce "Salzstreuer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Salzstreuer" is [ˈzalt͡sˌʃtʁɔɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Salzstreuer" come from?
"Salzstreuer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schaltkreis#99,032Scherereien#99,040Schlückchen#99,051Schnellzüge#99,055

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list