Ölindustrie

[ˈøːlʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]

/[ˈøːlʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Ölindustrie” is uncommon German (frequency #64,920 among 53 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,920
frequency rank, German
53
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Unternehmen, die den Rohstoff Öl fördern, ihn veredeln oder Dienstleistungen zur Herstellung oder Veredelung von Öl anbieten

Corpus desk

Index DE-olindustrie · Ölindustrie · German

Ölindustrie · rank #64,920 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,920
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 53
  • PHOTO-FINISH überallhin

Nearest frequency peer: überallhin (+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 „Ölindustrie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ölindustrie
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖlindustrie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈøːlʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,920
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ölindustrie“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ölindustriefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überallhin“ (#64,921), „Überhöhung“ (#64,922), „übertragbare“ (#64,923). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „Ölindustrie“ bei #64,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ölindustrie is uncommon German at frequency #64,920 among 53 “Ö” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːlʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der Unternehmen, die den Rohstoff Öl fördern, ihn veredeln oder Dienstleistungen zur Herstellung oder Veredelung von Öl anbieten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ölindustrie, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ölindustrie, spelled Ö-L-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Unternehmen, die den Rohstoff Öl fördern, ihn veredeln oder Dienstleistungen zur Herstellung oder Veredelung von Öl anbieten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Ölindustrie ist ein wichtiger Wirtschaftszweig des Landes.
  2. „Houston ist ein wichtiger Eisenbahnknotenpunkt und Zentrum des Baumwollhandels sowie der Ölindustrie.“

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 "Ölindustrie"?
"Ölindustrie" is spelled Ö-L-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈøːlʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː].
What does "Ölindustrie" mean?
As a noun, "Ölindustrie" means: Gesamtheit der Unternehmen, die den Rohstoff Öl fördern, ihn veredeln oder Dienstleistungen zur Herstellung oder Veredelung von Öl anbieten
How do you pronounce "Ölindustrie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ölindustrie" is [ˈøːlʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ölindustrie" come from?
"Ölindustrie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list