ölige

[ˈøːlɪɡə]

/[ˈøːlɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ölige” is uncommon German (frequency #80,005 among 533 “Ö” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,005
frequency rank, German
533
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ölig

Key facts for ölige
PropertyValue
Headwordölige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈøːlɪɡə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,005
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ölige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ölige lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ölige is uncommon German at frequency #80,005 among 533 “Ö” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈøːlɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ölige, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 ölige, spelled Ö-L-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ölig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ölig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ölig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ölig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ölig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ölig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ölig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ölig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ölig

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 "ölige"?
"ölige" is spelled Ö-L-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈøːlɪɡə].
What does "ölige" mean?
As an adjective, "ölige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ölig
How do you pronounce "ölige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ölige" is [ˈøːlɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ölige" come from?
"ölige" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ölige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ö-L-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈøːlɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list