Ölfeld

[ˈøːlˌfɛlt]

/[ˈøːlˌfɛlt]/ noun

The verdict

“Ölfeld” is uncommon German (frequency #96,589 among 53 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,589
frequency rank, German
53
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Areal, unter dem sich Erdölvorkommen befinden, und auf dem diese auch meist gefördert werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-olfeld · Ölfeld · German

Ölfeld · rank #96,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,589
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 53
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ölfarbe

Nearest frequency peer: Ölfarbe (-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 „Ölfeld“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ölfeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖlfeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈøːlˌfɛlt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ölfeld“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ölfeldfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ölfarbe“ (#96,588), „Ösis“ (#96,590), „été“ (#96,586). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „Ölfeld“ bei #96,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ölfeld is uncommon German at frequency #96,589 among 53 “Ö” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːlˌfɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Areal, unter dem sich Erdölvorkommen befinden, und auf dem diese auch meist gefördert werden".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ölfeld, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ölfeld, spelled Ö-L-F-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Areal, unter dem sich Erdölvorkommen befinden, und auf dem diese auch meist gefördert werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Nansen und Quisling nahmen auch die Pipeline in Augenschein, durch die seit der Jahrhundertwende Öl von Baku, wo die größten Ölfelder der Welt lagen, an die Schwarzmeerküste transportiert wurde.“

Synonyms

ErdölfeldErdölgebiet

Antonyms

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); 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 "Ölfeld"?
"Ölfeld" is spelled Ö-L-F-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈøːlˌfɛlt].
What does "Ölfeld" mean?
As a noun, "Ölfeld" means: Areal, unter dem sich Erdölvorkommen befinden, und auf dem diese auch meist gefördert werden
How do you pronounce "Ölfeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ölfeld" is [ˈøːlˌfɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list