Ölbaum
[ˈøːlˌbaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Ölbaum” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mittelgroße, im Alter oft knorrige Baumart (Olea europaea ssp. europaea) aus der Gattung der Ölbäume^([2])
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ölbaum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈøːlˌbaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ölbaum” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ölbaum is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈøːlˌbaʊ̯m]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for Ölbaum in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ölbaum, spelled Ö-L-B-A-U-M.
Definition
- 1mittelgroße, im Alter oft knorrige Baumart (Olea europaea ssp. europaea) aus der Gattung der Ölbäume^([2])
- 2Gattung von Baumarten (Olea), die zur Familie der Ölbaumgewächse (Oleaceae) gehört
- 3Pflanzenart (Osmanthus americanus) aus der Gattung der Duftblüten (Osmanthus), die der Familie der Ölbaumgewächse angehört
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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 “Ölbaum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ö-L-B-A-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈøːlˌbaʊ̯m] (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.