Rauchzeichen
[ˈʁaʊ̯xˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“Rauchzeichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Information durch willkürlich abgegebenen Rauch
Corpus desk
Index DE-rauchzeichen · Rauchzeichen · German
Rauchzeichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Rauchzeichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaʊ̯xˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rauchzeichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rauchzeichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯xˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Information durch willkürlich abgegebenen Rauch".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rauchzeichen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rauchzeichen, spelled R-A-U-C-H-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Information durch willkürlich abgegebenen Rauch
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rauchzeichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während der Papstwahl spielen Rauchzeichen noch heute eine große Rolle.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.