weißes Gold

[ˌvaɪ̯səs ˈɡɔlt]

/[ˌvaɪ̯səs ˈɡɔlt]/ phrase

The verdict

“weißes Gold” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. 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) - weiße Substanz, die wertvoll ist oder war

Corpus desk

Index DE-wei-es-gold · weißes Gold · German

weißes Gold · 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 "W" 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.

Key facts for weißes Gold
PropertyValue
Headwordweißes Gold
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌvaɪ̯səs ˈɡɔlt]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weißes Gold“ im Deutschen

weißes Goldliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weißes Gold is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌvaɪ̯səs ˈɡɔlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiße Substanz, die wertvoll ist oder war".

Zero misspellings are on record for weißes Gold in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is weißes Gold, spelled W-E-I-S-S-E-S- -G-O-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiße Substanz, die wertvoll ist oder war

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Als weißes Gold wurde früher unser Speisesalz, das chemisch Natriumchlorid heißt, bezeichnet.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weißes Gold"?
"weißes Gold" is spelled W-E-I-SS-E-S- -G-O-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌvaɪ̯səs ˈɡɔlt].
What does "weißes Gold" mean?
As a phrase, "weißes Gold" means: weiße Substanz, die wertvoll ist oder war
How do you pronounce "weißes Gold"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weißes Gold" is [ˌvaɪ̯səs ˈɡɔlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weißes Gold" come from?
"weißes Gold" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list