Streusalz

[ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ˌzalt͡s]

/[ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ˌzalt͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Streusalz” is uncommon German (frequency #88,348 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,348
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Salz, das als Streumittel bei der Glatteisbekämpfung verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-streusalz · Streusalz · German

Streusalz · rank #88,348 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,348
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Streites

Nearest frequency peer: Streites (-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 „Streusalz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Streusalz
PropertyValue
HeadwordStreusalz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ˌzalt͡s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,348
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Streusalz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Streites“ (#88,347), „Strolche“ (#88,349), „streichle“ (#88,346). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Streusalz“ bei #88,348. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Streusalz is uncommon German at frequency #88,348 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ˌzalt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Salz, das als Streumittel bei der Glatteisbekämpfung verwendet wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Streusalz, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Streusalz, spelled S-T-R-E-U-S-A-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Salz, das als Streumittel bei der Glatteisbekämpfung verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Frost und Schnee bedeuten auch mehr Streusalz auf Österreichs Straßen.“
  2. „In einem zweiten Gutachten hieß es, dass am Tag des Unfalls zu viel Streusalz auf der Straße lag, nämlich ca. 80 bis 90 Gramm pro Quadratmeter statt 40 Gramm, die eigentlich genügt hätten.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "Streusalz"?
"Streusalz" is spelled S-T-R-E-U-S-A-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ˌzalt͡s].
What does "Streusalz" mean?
As a noun, "Streusalz" means: Salz, das als Streumittel bei der Glatteisbekämpfung verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Streusalz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Streusalz" is [ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ˌzalt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list