Rauchsäule

[ˈʁaʊ̯xˌzɔɪ̯lə]

/[ˈʁaʊ̯xˌzɔɪ̯lə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rauchsäule” is uncommon German (frequency #93,454 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,454
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - säulenartiges Gebilde aus Rauch

Key facts for Rauchsäule
PropertyValue
HeadwordRauchsäule
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaʊ̯xˌzɔɪ̯lə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,454
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rauchsäule” 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). Rauchsäule lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Rauchsäule is uncommon German at frequency #93,454 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯xˌzɔɪ̯lə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "säulenartiges Gebilde aus Rauch".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rauchsäule, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rauchsäule, spelled R-A-U-C-H-S-Ä-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    säulenartiges Gebilde aus Rauch

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 "Rauchsäule"?
"Rauchsäule" is spelled R-A-U-C-H-S-Ä-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaʊ̯xˌzɔɪ̯lə].
What does "Rauchsäule" mean?
As a noun, "Rauchsäule" means: säulenartiges Gebilde aus Rauch
How do you pronounce "Rauchsäule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rauchsäule" is [ˈʁaʊ̯xˌzɔɪ̯lə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rauchsäule" come from?
"Rauchsäule" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Rauchsäule”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-A-U-C-H-S-Ä-U-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁaʊ̯xˌzɔɪ̯lə] (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

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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