Goldenes Horn
[ˌɡɔldənəs ˈhɔʁn]
The verdict
“Goldenes Horn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meeresarm am Bosporus in Istanbul
Corpus desk
Index DE-goldenes-horn · Goldenes Horn · German
Goldenes Horn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Goldenes Horn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌɡɔldənəs ˈhɔʁn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Goldenes Horn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Goldenes Horn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌɡɔldənəs ˈhɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Meeresarm am Bosporus in Istanbul".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Goldenes Horn, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Goldenes Horn, spelled G-O-L-D-E-N-E-S- -H-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1Meeresarm am Bosporus in Istanbul
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Goldenes Horn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie befand sich im Obersten Stock eines billigen Hotels, in dem hauptsächlich Gäste aus dem Osten abstiegen, und bot einen spektakulären Blick auf den Hafen und die nächtliche Stadt: das hell erleuchtete Geschäftsviertel auf der anderen Seite des Goldenen Horns, die Positionslichter russischer Frachter im Marmarameer, die darauf warteten, dass sie die en…
„Grund war das Gerücht, dass einem Gendarmen nachts ein Heiliger erschienen sei und ihn aufgefordert habe, in der alten Eyüp-Moschee am Goldenen Horn das heilige Schwert zu holen, da die Zeit zur Niederwerfung der Ungläubigen nun endgültig gekommen sei.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.