Oheim
German, noun/ˈoːhaɪ̯m/
Oheim is spelled O-H-E-I-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oheim is a German masculine noun meaning “uncle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Onkel; der Bruder der Mutter”.
What does Oheim mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicmasculineuncle
- 2
masculineobsoletematernal uncle; brother or brother-in-law of one’s mother
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Onkel; der Bruder der Mutter
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Oheim
- Oheims genitive
- Oheimes genitive
- Oheime plural
- Oheimen dative definite plural
- Ohm alternative
- Öhm alternative
- Oehm alternative
- Ohem alternative
- Öhi alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Oheim?
- /ˈoːhaɪ̯m/
- [ˈoːhaɪ̯m]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Oheim in German?
Oheim appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).