ölig
[ˈøːlɪç]
The verdict
“ölig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - voller Öl, mit Öl verschmiert
Corpus desk
Index DE-olig · ölig · German
ölig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | ölig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈøːlɪç] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ölig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ölig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈøːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ölig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ölig, spelled Ö-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1voller Öl, mit Öl verschmiert
- 2ölhaltig
- 3salbungsvoll, schmierig
- 4betrunken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ölig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Mechaniker reichte mir einen öligen Lappen.
Es bildet sich eine ölige Lösung.
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.