Ölboom
[ˈøːlˌbuːm]
The verdict
“Ölboom” 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) - wirtschaftlicher Aufschwung als Folge von entdecktem Erdöl
Corpus desk
Index DE-olboom · Ölboom · German
Ölboom · 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 | Ölboom |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈøːlˌbuːm] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ölboom“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ölboom is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːlˌbuːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wirtschaftlicher Aufschwung als Folge von entdecktem Erdöl".
Ölboom doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ölboom, spelled Ö-L-B-O-O-M.
Definition
- 1wirtschaftlicher Aufschwung als Folge von entdecktem Erdöl
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ölboom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Boden ist recht fruchtbar und der Ölboom hat diesen Teil des Bundesstaates noch nicht erreicht.“
„Hinzu kam eine mit dem Ölboom der 1970er Jahre wachsende Arbeitsmigration, insbesondere in die arabischen Golfstaaten.“
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.