Katzengold
[ˈkat͡sn̩ˌɡɔlt]
The verdict
“Katzengold” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pyrit, ein Schwefelmineral
Corpus desk
Index DE-katzengold · Katzengold · German
Katzengold · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Katzengold |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌɡɔlt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katzengold“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katzengold is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌɡɔlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Katzengold has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Katzengold, spelled K-A-T-Z-E-N-G-O-L-D.
Definition
- 1Pyrit, ein Schwefelmineral
- 2ein anderes, golden glänzendes, verwittertes Mineral, beispielsweise Glimmer und Biotit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Katzengold appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Katzengold zeigt, dass nicht alles Gold ist, was glänzt.
„In der Stube stand ein Vertiko und darauf eine Jesus-Figur aus Gips mit einer Girlande aus Papierrosen und einem Heiligenschein aus Katzengold.“
Synonyms
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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.