Rauschgold
[ˈʁaʊ̯ʃˌɡɔlt]
The verdict
“Rauschgold” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so ähnlich wie Goldfolie aussehendes dünn gewalztes, gebeiztes und gehämmertes Messingblech
Corpus desk
Index DE-rauschgold · Rauschgold · German
Rauschgold · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Rauschgold |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaʊ̯ʃˌɡɔlt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rauschgold“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rauschgold is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯ʃˌɡɔlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so ähnlich wie Goldfolie aussehendes dünn gewalztes, gebeiztes und gehämmertes Messingblech".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rauschgold, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rauschgold, spelled R-A-U-S-C-H-G-O-L-D.
Definition
- 1so ähnlich wie Goldfolie aussehendes dünn gewalztes, gebeiztes und gehämmertes Messingblech
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rauschgold appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da raschelte und flitterte es im Nebenzimmer, und ein schönes kleines Mädchen sprang in die Stube, das hatte ein Kleidchen von Rauschgold an und flimmerte und blinkte am ganzen Leibe.
„Der Direktor, der für Rauschgold noch nie viel übriggehabt hatte, fand diese neue Variante der Jahresendfigur gar nicht so schlecht.“
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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.