OHL

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The verdict

“OHL” is uncommon German (frequency #60,881 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,881
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oberste Heeresleitung, höchste Kommandoebene der deutschen Armee im Ersten Weltkrieg

Corpus desk

Index DE-ohl · OHL · German

OHL · rank #60,881 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,881
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH olm

Nearest frequency peer: olm (+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 „OHL“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for OHL
PropertyValue
HeadwordOHL
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#60,881
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „OHL“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).OHLfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „olm“ (#60,883), „oceans“ (#60,878), „Ontologie“ (#60,884). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „OHL“ bei #60,881. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

OHL is uncommon German at frequency #60,881 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oberste Heeresleitung, höchste Kommandoebene der deutschen Armee im Ersten Weltkrieg".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for OHL, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is OHL, spelled O-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oberste Heeresleitung, höchste Kommandoebene der deutschen Armee im Ersten Weltkrieg

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Oberster Befehlshaber des Heeres war zwar laut Gesetz Kaiser Wilhelm II., jedoch entschied die aus Generälen bestehende OHL recht unabhängig.

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 "OHL"?
"OHL" is spelled O-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "OHL" mean?
As an abbreviation, "OHL" means: Oberste Heeresleitung, höchste Kommandoebene der deutschen Armee im Ersten Weltkrieg
How do you pronounce "OHL"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "OHL" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "OHL" come from?
"OHL" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

olm#60,883ota#60,890PCB#60,902mtu#60,851

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list