goldig

[ˈɡɔldɪç]

/[ˈɡɔldɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“goldig” is uncommon German (frequency #58,829 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,829
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Farbe und den Glanz von Gold habend (auch durch Vergolden)

Corpus desk

Index DE-goldig · goldig · German

goldig · rank #58,829 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,829
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH goods

Nearest frequency peer: goods (+1 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 „goldig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for goldig
PropertyValue
Headwordgoldig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡɔldɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,829
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „goldig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „goods“ (#58,830), „gnädiger“ (#58,827), „Glühlampe“ (#58,826). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „goldig“ bei #58,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

goldig is uncommon German at frequency #58,829 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡɔldɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

goldig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is goldig, spelled G-O-L-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Farbe und den Glanz von Gold habend (auch durch Vergolden)
  2. 2
    aus dem Metall Gold bestehend
  3. 3
    niedlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Kleid schimmerte goldig.
  2. Sie trug einen goldigen Ring.

Synonyms

goldengoldfarbenherzigliebenswertniedlichputzigreizendsüß

This word in other languages

golden(English)mono(Español)d'or(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 "goldig"?
"goldig" is spelled G-O-L-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɔldɪç].
What does "goldig" mean?
As an adjective, "goldig" means: die Farbe und den Glanz von Gold habend (auch durch Vergolden)
How do you pronounce "goldig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "goldig" is [ˈɡɔldɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "goldig" come from?
"goldig" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haiger#58,844Gehölz#58,802hebeln#58,858horses#58,884

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list