Oehme

[ˈøːmə]

/[ˈøːmə]/ name

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The verdict

“Oehme” is uncommon German (frequency #94,697 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,697
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - niederdeutscher Familienname, Nachname

Corpus desk

Index DE-oehme · Oehme · German

Oehme · rank #94,697 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,697
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH obligatorisch…

Nearest frequency peer: obligatorischer (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Oehme“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Oehme“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oehme
PropertyValue
HeadwordOehme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈøːmə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#94,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oehme“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Oehmefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „obligatorischer“ (#94,695), „Ohrhörer“ (#94,700), „OmU“ (#94,701). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oehme“ bei #94,697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oehme is uncommon German at frequency #94,697 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈøːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "niederdeutscher Familienname, Nachname".

No misspelling variants are generated for Oehme in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Oehme, spelled O-E-H-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    niederdeutscher Familienname, Nachname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Oehme ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Oehme wollte uns kein Interview geben.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Oehme"?
"Oehme" is spelled O-E-H-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈøːmə].
What does "Oehme" mean?
As a proper noun, "Oehme" means: niederdeutscher Familienname, Nachname
How do you pronounce "Oehme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oehme" is [ˈøːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oehme" come from?
"Oehme" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Oehme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nisse#94,681Protz#94,752Reals#94,774Rufes#94,797

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list