Golftang
[ˈɡɔlfˌtaŋ]
The verdict
“Golftang” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Braunalge, die weltweit in warmen Meeren verbreitet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-golftang · Golftang · German
Golftang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Golftang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɔlfˌtaŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Golftang“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Golftang is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɔlfˌtaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Braunalge, die weltweit in warmen Meeren verbreitet ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Golftang in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Golftang, spelled G-O-L-F-T-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Braunalge, die weltweit in warmen Meeren verbreitet ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Golftang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Doch seit 2011 breiten sich die Golftange explosionsartig aus – auch an Orten, an denen sie zuvor nicht vorkamen und gefährden dadurch Meerestiere und Korallen, weil sie beispielsweise kaum noch Licht in tiefere Wasserschichten lassen.“
Synonyms
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.