Ohm
German, noun/oːm/
Ohm is spelled O-H-M (3 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 26,348th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ohm is a German neuter noun meaning “ohm (unit of electrical resistance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Maßeinheit des elektrischen Widerstands”.
What does Ohm mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterohm (unit of electrical resistance)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maßeinheit des elektrischen Widerstands
noun: 1. ein Hohlmaß von etwa anderthalb Hektoliter
noun: 1. Bruder der Mutter, in Abgrenzung zum Bruder des Vaters (Onkel)
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 Ohm
- Ohms genitive
- Ω symbol
- Ohme nominative plural
- Ohmes genitive singular
- Ohmen dative plural
- Oheim alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ohm?
- /oːm/
- [oːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ohm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ohm in German?
Ohm appears 1.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).