Rauchwolke

[ˈʁaʊ̯xˌvɔlkə]

/[ˈʁaʊ̯xˌvɔlkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rauchwolke” is uncommon German (frequency #74,992 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,992
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - große, dichte Menge aus Rauch

Corpus desk

Index DE-rauchwolke · Rauchwolke · German

Rauchwolke · rank #74,992 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,992
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rauchens

Nearest frequency peer: Rauchens (-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 „Rauchwolke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rauchwolke
PropertyValue
HeadwordRauchwolke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaʊ̯xˌvɔlkə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,992
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rauchwolke“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rauchens“ (#74,991), „Raubmord“ (#74,990), „reckt“ (#74,995). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rauchwolke“ bei #74,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rauchwolke is uncommon German at frequency #74,992 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯xˌvɔlkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "große, dichte Menge aus Rauch".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rauchwolke, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rauchwolke, spelled R-A-U-C-H-W-O-L-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    große, dichte Menge aus Rauch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie konnten den trüben Nebel sehen, der über den Dächern der Stadt hing, und die Mückenschwärme, die sich wie Rauchwolken über den See zogen.“
  2. „Er hatte sich hinter seinen Tisch gesetzt, sah sie an, stieß Rauchwolken aus, schüttelte nur den Kopf.“

This word in other languages

nuage de fumée(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 "Rauchwolke"?
"Rauchwolke" is spelled R-A-U-C-H-W-O-L-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaʊ̯xˌvɔlkə].
What does "Rauchwolke" mean?
As a noun, "Rauchwolke" means: große, dichte Menge aus Rauch
How do you pronounce "Rauchwolke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rauchwolke" is [ˈʁaʊ̯xˌvɔlkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rauchwolke" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rauchwolke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ringsherum#75,005Rittersaal#75,006Puppenhaus#74,977rustikalen#75,016

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list