Öl ins Feuer gießen
[ˌøːl ɪns ˈfɔɪ̯ɐ ˈɡiːsn̩]
The verdict
“Öl ins Feuer gießen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas oder jemanden provozieren, einen schwelenden Streit oder Konflikt zum Ausbruch bringen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Öl ins Feuer gießen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌøːl ɪns ˈfɔɪ̯ɐ ˈɡiːsn̩] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Öl ins Feuer gießen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Öl ins Feuer gießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌøːl ɪns ˈfɔɪ̯ɐ ˈɡiːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas oder jemanden provozieren, einen schwelenden Streit oder Konflikt zum Ausbruch bringen".
Öl ins Feuer gießen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Öl ins Feuer gießen, spelled Ö-L- -I-N-S- -F-E-U-E-R- -G-I-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas oder jemanden provozieren, einen schwelenden Streit oder Konflikt zum Ausbruch bringen
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Öl ins Feuer gießen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ö-L- -I-N-S- -F-E-U-E-R- -G-I-E-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌøːl ɪns ˈfɔɪ̯ɐ ˈɡiːsn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.