olivgrün

[oˈliːfˌɡʁyːn]

/[oˈliːfˌɡʁyːn]/ adj

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The verdict

“olivgrün” is uncommon German (frequency #96,037 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,037
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grün mit olivem Einschlag

Corpus desk

Index DE-olivgrun · olivgrün · German

olivgrün · rank #96,037 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,037
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH oni

Nearest frequency peer: oni (+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 „olivgrün“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for olivgrün
PropertyValue
Headwordolivgrün
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oˈliːfˌɡʁyːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,037
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „olivgrün“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „oni“ (#96,038), „operational“ (#96,039), „Opernhäuser“ (#96,040). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „olivgrün“ bei #96,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

olivgrün is uncommon German at frequency #96,037 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oˈliːfˌɡʁyːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "grün mit olivem Einschlag".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for olivgrün, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 olivgrün, spelled O-L-I-V-G-R-Ü-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    grün mit olivem Einschlag

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Chauffeure fuhren die schweren, olivgrünen Wagen um den Teich herum und parkten sie ausgerichtet nebeneinander.“

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 "olivgrün"?
"olivgrün" is spelled O-L-I-V-G-R-Ü-N. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈliːfˌɡʁyːn].
What does "olivgrün" mean?
As an adjective, "olivgrün" means: grün mit olivem Einschlag
How do you pronounce "olivgrün"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "olivgrün" is [oˈliːfˌɡʁyːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "olivgrün" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Outtakes#96,047oxidiert#96,048nordende#96,025Pogromen#96,080

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list