Goldbergbau
German, noun[ˈɡɔltbɛʁkˌbaʊ̯]
Goldbergbau is spelled G-O-L-D-B-E-R-G-B-A-U (11 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 232,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Goldbergbau is a German masculine noun meaning “gold mining” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gewinnung von Gold aus einem Gesteinskörper der oberen Erdkruste”.
What does Goldbergbau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegold mining
- 2
masculinegold-mining industry
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gewinnung von Gold aus einem Gesteinskörper der oberen Erdkruste
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Goldbergbau
- Goldbergbaus genitive
- Goldbergbaues genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Goldbergbau?
- [ˈɡɔltbɛʁkˌbaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Goldbergbau in German?
Goldbergbau appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).