gold rush
/ˈɡəʊldˌɹʌʃ/
"gold-rush" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gold rush” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gold-rush · gold rush · English
gold rush · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | gold rush |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡəʊldˌɹʌʃ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gold rush” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gold rush is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡəʊldˌɹʌʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for gold rush in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gold + rush. First use appears c. 1848 in the Oregon Spectator. The correct English form is gold rush, spelled G-O-L-D- -R-U-S-H.
Definition
- 1Any period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered.
- 2A feverish obsession with seeking profits, especially in new markets.
- 3A cocktail made from bourbon, honey, and lemon juice.
- 4The urge to win gold medals, as in the Olympic Games.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gold rush appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Here Grey Beaver stopped. A whisper of the gold-rush had reached his ears, and he had come with several bales of furs, and another of gut-sewn mittens and moccasins. He would not have ventured so long a trip had he not expected generous profits.
That’s because I’ve decided to enter the freewheeling world of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, the newest frontier in the cryptocurrency gold rush.
Etymology
From gold + rush. First use appears c. 1848 in the Oregon Spectator.
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.