Wurstsalat

[ˈvʊʁstzaˌlaːt]

/[ˈvʊʁstzaˌlaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Wurstsalat” is uncommon German (frequency #97,982 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,982
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Salat mit Wurst als Hauptbestandteil

Corpus desk

Index DE-wurstsalat · Wurstsalat · German

Wurstsalat · rank #97,982 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,982
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wuschig

Nearest frequency peer: wuschig (+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 „Wurstsalat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wurstsalat
PropertyValue
HeadwordWurstsalat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvʊʁstzaˌlaːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,982
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wurstsalat“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wuschig“ (#97,983), „Wortmarke“ (#97,980), „Wälzer“ (#97,985). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wurstsalat“ bei #97,982. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wurstsalat is uncommon German at frequency #97,982 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʊʁstzaˌlaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Salat mit Wurst als Hauptbestandteil".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wurstsalat in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wurstsalat, spelled W-U-R-S-T-S-A-L-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Salat mit Wurst als Hauptbestandteil

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dein Wurstsalat schmeckt vorzüglich.
  2. Den Wurstsalat bereiten wir frisch zu und er schmeckt dann wesentlich besser.

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 "Wurstsalat"?
"Wurstsalat" is spelled W-U-R-S-T-S-A-L-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʊʁstzaˌlaːt].
What does "Wurstsalat" mean?
As a noun, "Wurstsalat" means: Salat mit Wurst als Hauptbestandteil
How do you pronounce "Wurstsalat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wurstsalat" is [ˈvʊʁstzaˌlaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wurstsalat" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list