Goldammer

[ˈɡɔltˌʔamɐ]

/[ˈɡɔltˌʔamɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Goldammer” is uncommon German (frequency #95,660 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,660
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - europäisch-asiatische Vogelart mit gelblichem Federkleid

Corpus desk

Index DE-goldammer · Goldammer · German

Goldammer · rank #95,660 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,660
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goldfische

Nearest frequency peer: Goldfische (+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 „Goldammer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Goldammer
PropertyValue
HeadwordGoldammer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɔltˌʔamɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,660
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Goldammer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Goldammerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Goldfische“ (#95,661), „glücklicheren“ (#95,658), „Golgatha“ (#95,662). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Goldammer“ bei #95,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Goldammer is uncommon German at frequency #95,660 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɔltˌʔamɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "europäisch-asiatische Vogelart mit gelblichem Federkleid".

Zero misspellings are on record for Goldammer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Goldammer, spelled G-O-L-D-A-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    europäisch-asiatische Vogelart mit gelblichem Federkleid

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Goldammern sind circa 16–17 Zentimeter lang.

Synonyms

Emberiza citrinella

This word in other languages

yellowhammer(English)bruant jaune(Français)

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 "Goldammer"?
"Goldammer" is spelled G-O-L-D-A-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɔltˌʔamɐ].
What does "Goldammer" mean?
As a noun, "Goldammer" means: europäisch-asiatische Vogelart mit gelblichem Federkleid
How do you pronounce "Goldammer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Goldammer" is [ˈɡɔltˌʔamɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Goldammer" come from?
"Goldammer" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gliederte#95,656glasklare#95,652gradlinig#95,668glanzvoll#95,651

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list