Ölfarbe

[ˈøːlˌfaʁbə]

/[ˈøːlˌfaʁbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ölfarbe” is uncommon German (frequency #96,588 among 53 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,588
frequency rank, German
53
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ölhaltige Künstlerfarbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-olfarbe · Ölfarbe · German

Ölfarbe · rank #96,588 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,588
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 53
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ölfeld

Nearest frequency peer: Ölfeld (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ölfarbe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ölfarbe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ölfarbe
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖlfarbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈøːlˌfaʁbə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,588
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ölfarbe“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ölfarbefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ölfeld“ (#96,589), „été“ (#96,586), „Ösis“ (#96,590). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „Ölfarbe“ bei #96,588. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ölfarbe is uncommon German at frequency #96,588 among 53 “Ö” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːlˌfaʁbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Ölfarbe in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ölfarbe, spelled Ö-L-F-A-R-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ölhaltige Künstlerfarbe
  2. 2
    wasserabweisende Wandfarbe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ölfarbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Kunstschaffende waren dazu übergegangen, in westlicher Manier mit Ölfarbe auf Leinwänden zu experimentieren, mit Videokameras zu hantieren, Fotokunst anzufertigen, sich der Möglichkeiten von Performancekunst zu vergewissern oder auch raumgreifende Installationen zu errichten.“
  2. „Der Onkel hatte festgestellt, daß sie nichts begreife, und sich in ihrem erschreckten Beisein vor dem Badezimmerspiegel das Gesicht mit Ölfarben bunt angemalt und das Haus verlassen.“

This word in other languages

pintura al óleo(Español)peinture à l'huile(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ölfarbe"?
"Ölfarbe" is spelled Ö-L-F-A-R-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈøːlˌfaʁbə].
What does "Ölfarbe" mean?
As a noun, "Ölfarbe" means: ölhaltige Künstlerfarbe
How do you pronounce "Ölfarbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ölfarbe" is [ˈøːlˌfaʁbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ölfarbe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ölfarbe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zuckers#96,565anmuten#96,648wiehern#96,526ausruft#96,685

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list