Ölbaum
[ˈøːlˌbaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Ölbaum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mittelgroße, im Alter oft knorrige Baumart (Olea europaea ssp. europaea) aus der Gattung der Ölbäume^([2])
Corpus desk
Index DE-olbaum · Ölbaum · German
Ölbaum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ö" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ölbaum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈøːlˌbaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ölbaum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ölbaum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːlˌbaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ölbaum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Ölbaum wird als Symbol des Friedens angesehen.
Pflanzt Ölbäume!
Synonyms
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.