Salzwasser

/[ˈzalt͡sˌvasɐ]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,842

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Salzwasser is aGermannoun. It means: Wasser, in dem Salz (meist Natriumchlorid) in mehr oder weniger hoher Konzentration gelöst ist Pronounced [ˈzalt͡sˌvasɐ].

Key facts for Salzwasser
PropertyValue
HeadwordSalzwasser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzalt͡sˌvasɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,842
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Salzwasser in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Salzwasser is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzalt͡sˌvasɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,842 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Salzwasser, with forms such as "aslzwasser", "sallzwasser", and "salwzasser". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Salzwasser, spelled S-A-L-Z-W-A-S-S-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wasser, in dem Salz (meist Natriumchlorid) in mehr oder weniger hoher Konzentration gelöst ist
  2. 2
    andere Bezeichnung für Meerwasser (siehe [1])

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aslzwasser,sallzwasser,salwzasser,salzawsser,salzwaser,salzwasesr,salzwasserr,salzwassre,salzwaßer,salzwsaser,salzwwasser,salzzwasser,sazlwasser,slazwasser,ssalzwasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Salzwasser

Misspelling Variants of "Salzwasser"

aslzwasser10sallzwasser11salwzasser10salzawsser10salzwaser9salzwasesr10salzwasserr11salzwassre10
Misspelling Variants of "Salzwasser"

Frequency rank: #28,842 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Salzwasser"?
"Salzwasser" is spelled S-A-L-Z-W-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzalt͡sˌvasɐ].
What does "Salzwasser" mean?
As a noun, "Salzwasser" means: Wasser, in dem Salz (meist Natriumchlorid) in mehr oder weniger hoher Konzentration gelöst ist
What are common misspellings of "Salzwasser"?
Common misspellings include "aslzwasser", "sallzwasser", "salwzasser", "salzawsser", "salzwaser". The correct spelling is "Salzwasser".
How do you pronounce "Salzwasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Salzwasser" is [ˈzalt͡sˌvasɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Salzwasser" come from?
"Salzwasser" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.