Steinsalz
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌzalt͡s]
The verdict
“Steinsalz” is uncommon German (frequency #76,222 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,222
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kochsalz als natürlich vorkommendes festes Mineral
Corpus desk
Index DE-steinsalz · Steinsalz · German
Steinsalz · rank #76,222 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,222
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Steuerfahnder
Nearest frequency peer: Steuerfahnder (+2 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 „Steinsalz“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- stattfinde
stattfinde
23,784 corpus weight
- Stehkragen
Stehkragen
23,782 corpus weight
- Steinsalz
Steinsalz
23,779 corpus weight
- Steuerfahnd…
Steuerfahnder
23,777 corpus weight
- Stiegenhaus
Stiegenhaus
23,776 corpus weight
- Stielen
Stielen
23,775 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Steinsalz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Steinsalz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌzalt͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #76,222 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steinsalz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steinsalz is uncommon German at frequency #76,222 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌzalt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kochsalz als natürlich vorkommendes festes Mineral".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Steinsalz, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Steinsalz, spelled S-T-E-I-N-S-A-L-Z.
Definition
- 1Kochsalz als natürlich vorkommendes festes Mineral
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Steinsalz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
König Friedrich Wilhelm I.: "Ihr müsst das Steinsalz nicht kleinstossen, sondern es dem Vieh so hinhangen, dass es dran lecken kann."
„Vor allem mit Steinsalz aus der Zentralsahara werden hier Geschäfte gemacht, aber auch Waren aus den Mittelmeerrraum bieten die Kaufleute an und schicken sie über den Niger weiter nach Süden.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).