# Öl vs only

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Öl
*noun · IPA [øːl] · frequency rank #2,940*
fettige, schmierige Flüssigkeit

### only
*adjective · IPA [ˈəʊnli] · frequency rank #7,971*
einzige

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ol-vs-only