Olivin
[oliˈviːn]
The verdict
“Olivin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist grünlich gefärbtes, kristallines Mineral
Corpus desk
Index DE-olivin · Olivin · German
Olivin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | Olivin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oliˈviːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Olivin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Olivin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oliˈviːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist grünlich gefärbtes, kristallines Mineral".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Olivin in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Olivin, spelled O-L-I-V-I-N.
Definition
- 1meist grünlich gefärbtes, kristallines Mineral
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Olivin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieser Olivin ist schwarzgrün.
Das Olivin bildet ein kristallinisches Pulver von olivgrüner Farbe.
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.