# Salzburg

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɑltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ · frequency rank #29,074

## Definitions
1. A city, the capital of the state of Salzburg, western Austria, famed for its baroque architecture and importance in musical history.
2. The present federal state of Austria surrounding the city.
3. The former sovereign archbishopric surrounding the city.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Salzburg, from Salz (“salt”) + Burg (“castle, fort”), from its former importance protecting the salt trade on the Salzach, itself derived from Salz + Aach, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`aslzburg`, `salbzurg`, `sallzburg`, `salzbburg`, `salzbrug`, `salzbugr`, `salzburgg`, `salzburrg`, `salzubrg`, `salzzburg`, `sazlburg`, `slazburg`, `ssalzburg`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/salzburg