aurum

noun

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The verdict

“aurum” is an uncommon German word, ranked #92,612 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#92,612
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Gold

Key facts for aurum
PropertyValue
Headwordaurum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,612
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aurum” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aurum lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aurum is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #92,612 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

aurum has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aurum, spelled A-U-R-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Gold
  2. 2
    aus Gold hergestelltes
  3. 3
    aus Gold hergestelltes
  4. 4
    aus Gold hergestelltes
  5. 5
    aus Gold hergestelltes
  6. 6
    Goldfarbe, Goldglanz, Goldschimmer

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 "aurum"?
"aurum" is spelled A-U-R-U-M.
What does "aurum" mean?
As a noun, "aurum" means: das Gold
What language does "aurum" come from?
"aurum" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “aurum”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-R-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list