Rauchsignal
[ˈʁaʊ̯xzɪˌɡnaːl]
The verdict
“Rauchsignal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Information durch willkürlich erzeugten Rauch
Corpus desk
Index DE-rauchsignal · Rauchsignal · German
Rauchsignal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Rauchsignal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaʊ̯xzɪˌɡnaːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rauchsignal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rauchsignal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯xzɪˌɡnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Information durch willkürlich erzeugten Rauch".
Rauchsignal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rauchsignal, spelled R-A-U-C-H-S-I-G-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Information durch willkürlich erzeugten Rauch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rauchsignal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Weil es keine regulären Sklavenmärkte in dieser Region gab, zeigten örtliche Stammeshäuptlinge und Händler mit Rauchsignalen vorbeisegelnden europäischen Schiffen an, dass sie Sklaven zu verkaufen hatten.“
„Sie hatten sein Rauchsignal nicht gesehen und seinen Hilfeschrei nicht gehört.“
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.