Ramsch

[ʁamʃ]

/[ʁamʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ramsch” is uncommon German (frequency #57,339 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,339
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ware, die aufgrund ihrer geringen Qualität nicht verkauft, nicht abgesetzt werden konnte

Corpus desk

Index DE-ramsch · Ramsch · German

Ramsch · rank #57,339 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,339
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quito

Nearest frequency peer: Quito (-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 „Ramsch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ramsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordRamsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁamʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ramsch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Quito“ (#57,338), „Ration“ (#57,340), „Quinoa“ (#57,337). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ramsch“ bei #57,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ramsch is uncommon German at frequency #57,339 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁamʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Ramsch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Ramsch, spelled R-A-M-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ware, die aufgrund ihrer geringen Qualität nicht verkauft, nicht abgesetzt werden konnte
  2. 2
    wertloses Zeug

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Für den letzten Ramsch wird den Leuten das Geld aus der Tasche gezogen.“
  2. „Aber es sei mickriges Zeug, Ramsch sei das, Pofelware.“

Synonyms

Ramschware

This word in other languages

junk(English)bric-à-brac(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 "Ramsch"?
"Ramsch" is spelled R-A-M-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁamʃ].
What does "Ramsch" mean?
As a noun, "Ramsch" means: Ware, die aufgrund ihrer geringen Qualität nicht verkauft, nicht abgesetzt werden konnte
How do you pronounce "Ramsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ramsch" is [ʁamʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ramsch" come from?
"Ramsch" 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 "Ramsch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ration#57,340Quinoa#57,337salopp#57,374sandig#57,376

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list