Goldhähnchen

[ˈɡɔltˌhɛːnçən]

/[ˈɡɔltˌhɛːnçən]/ noun

The verdict

“Goldhähnchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gattung der Singvögel aus der Ordnung Sperlingsvögel

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Index DE-goldhahnchen · Goldhähnchen · German

Goldhähnchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Goldhähnchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGoldhähnchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɔltˌhɛːnçən]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Goldhähnchen“ im Deutschen

Goldhähnchenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Goldhähnchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɔltˌhɛːnçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Gattung der Singvögel aus der Ordnung Sperlingsvögel".

Goldhähnchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Goldhähnchen, spelled G-O-L-D-H-Ä-H-N-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gattung der Singvögel aus der Ordnung Sperlingsvögel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als in Mitteleuropa heimische Goldhähnchen können das Sommergoldhähnchen und das Wintergoldhähnchen genannt werden.
  2. Die Goldhähnchen sind die kleinsten europäischen Singvögel.

Synonyms

GoldämmerchenSommerkönig

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Goldhähnchen"?
"Goldhähnchen" is spelled G-O-L-D-H-Ä-H-N-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɔltˌhɛːnçən].
What does "Goldhähnchen" mean?
As a noun, "Goldhähnchen" means: eine Gattung der Singvögel aus der Ordnung Sperlingsvögel
How do you pronounce "Goldhähnchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Goldhähnchen" is [ˈɡɔltˌhɛːnçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Goldhähnchen" come from?
"Goldhähnchen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list