Goldgrube
German, noun/ˈɡɔltˌɡʁuːbə/
Goldgrube is spelled G-O-L-D-G-R-U-B-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Goldgrube is a German feminine noun meaning “goldmine, gold mine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mine, in der Gold abgebaut wird”.
What does Goldgrube mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegoldmine, gold mine
- 2
colloquialfemininegold mine, bonanza, money-spinner (very profitable economic venture)
Dieses Restaurant ist eine wahre Goldgrube.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mine, in der Gold abgebaut wird 2. Geschäft/Unternehmen, das hohe Profite erwirtschaftet
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 Goldgrube
- Goldgruben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Goldgrube?
- /ˈɡɔltˌɡʁuːbə/
- [ˈɡɔltˌɡʁuːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Goldgrube
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Goldgrube in German?
Goldgrube appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).