Goldrausch

[ˈɡɔltˌʁaʊ̯ʃ]

/[ˈɡɔltˌʁaʊ̯ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Goldrausch” is uncommon German (frequency #66,276 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,276
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Zeit, in der viele Menschen an einen Ort ziehen, um dort nach Gold zu suchen, meist in gegenseitiger Konkurrenz und mit großer Gier

Key facts for Goldrausch
PropertyValue
HeadwordGoldrausch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɔltˌʁaʊ̯ʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,276
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Goldrausch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Goldrausch lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Goldrausch is uncommon German at frequency #66,276 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɔltˌʁaʊ̯ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Zeit, in der viele Menschen an einen Ort ziehen, um dort nach Gold zu suchen, meist in gegenseitiger Konkurrenz und mit großer Gier".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Goldrausch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Goldrausch, spelled G-O-L-D-R-A-U-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Zeit, in der viele Menschen an einen Ort ziehen, um dort nach Gold zu suchen, meist in gegenseitiger Konkurrenz und mit großer Gier

Synonyms

Goldfieber

This word in other languages

gold rush(English)

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 "Goldrausch"?
"Goldrausch" is spelled G-O-L-D-R-A-U-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɔltˌʁaʊ̯ʃ].
What does "Goldrausch" mean?
As a noun, "Goldrausch" means: eine Zeit, in der viele Menschen an einen Ort ziehen, um dort nach Gold zu suchen, meist in gegenseitiger Konkurrenz und mit großer Gier
How do you pronounce "Goldrausch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Goldrausch" is [ˈɡɔltˌʁaʊ̯ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Goldrausch" come from?
"Goldrausch" 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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Using “Goldrausch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-O-L-D-R-A-U-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡɔltˌʁaʊ̯ʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list