Goldgrube

[ˈɡɔltˌɡʁuːbə]

/[ˈɡɔltˌɡʁuːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Goldgrube” is uncommon German (frequency #61,561 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,561
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mine, in der Gold abgebaut wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-goldgrube · Goldgrube · German

Goldgrube · rank #61,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,561
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gletschern

Nearest frequency peer: Gletschern (-2 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 „Goldgrube“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Goldgrube
PropertyValue
HeadwordGoldgrube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɔltˌɡʁuːbə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Goldgrube“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Goldgrubefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gletschern“ (#61,559), „Gleisbett“ (#61,558), „goose“ (#61,564). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Goldgrube“ bei #61,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Goldgrube is uncommon German at frequency #61,561 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɔltˌɡʁuːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Goldgrube, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Goldgrube, spelled G-O-L-D-G-R-U-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mine, in der Gold abgebaut wird
  2. 2
    Geschäft/Unternehmen, das hohe Profite erwirtschaftet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „[…] die Eltern sehr vieler unserer Mitschüler [arbeiteten] als nicht qualifizierte Arbeiter in Goldgruben.“
  2. [Suriname:] „Doch nicht nur Wald und Hütten sind auf dem Weg zu Waddy Siesas Heimatdorf zu sehen, sondern auch […] riesige Goldgruben. Gold ist der Exportschlager des Landes, gefolgt von Holz, Aluminium und Öl.“

Synonyms

Goldmine

This word in other languages

gold mine(English)filon(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 "Goldgrube"?
"Goldgrube" is spelled G-O-L-D-G-R-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɔltˌɡʁuːbə].
What does "Goldgrube" mean?
As a noun, "Goldgrube" means: Mine, in der Gold abgebaut wird
How do you pronounce "Goldgrube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Goldgrube" is [ˈɡɔltˌɡʁuːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Goldgrube" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Gleisbett#61,558Grillfest#61,570Geplänkel#61,534geglaubte#61,530

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list