Ölkrise

[ˈøːlˌkʁiːzə]

/[ˈøːlˌkʁiːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ölkrise” is uncommon German (frequency #81,216 among 53 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,216
frequency rank, German
53
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zugespitzte politische und wirtschaftliche Problemsituation durch weniger zur Verfügung stehendes Erdöl oder Rohöl, ausgelöst durch anhaltenden Preisanstieg

Corpus desk

Index DE-olkrise · Ölkrise · German

Ölkrise · rank #81,216 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,216
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 53
  • PHOTO-FINISH zähes

Nearest frequency peer: zähes (-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 „Ölkrise“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ölkrise
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖlkrise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈøːlˌkʁiːzə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,216
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ölkrise“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ölkrisefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zähes“ (#81,215), „Ölmühle“ (#81,217), „Zylinders“ (#81,213). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „Ölkrise“ bei #81,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ölkrise is uncommon German at frequency #81,216 among 53 “Ö” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːlˌkʁiːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zugespitzte politische und wirtschaftliche Problemsituation durch weniger zur Verfügung stehendes Erdöl oder Rohöl, ausgelöst durch anhaltenden Preisanstieg".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ölkrise, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ölkrise, spelled Ö-L-K-R-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zugespitzte politische und wirtschaftliche Problemsituation durch weniger zur Verfügung stehendes Erdöl oder Rohöl, ausgelöst durch anhaltenden Preisanstieg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Ölkrise heute ist anders.“
  2. „Und auf den Yom-Kippur-Krieg folgt im Winter 1973/74 in der Bundesrepublik die erste Ölkrise mit autofreien Sonntagen und Tempo 100 auf allen Autobahnen.“

Synonyms

ErdölkriseÖlpreiskriseÖlpreisschock

Antonyms

Ölboom

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 "Ölkrise"?
"Ölkrise" is spelled Ö-L-K-R-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈøːlˌkʁiːzə].
What does "Ölkrise" mean?
As a noun, "Ölkrise" means: zugespitzte politische und wirtschaftliche Problemsituation durch weniger zur Verfügung stehendes Erdöl oder Rohöl, ausgelöst durch anhaltenden Preisanstieg
How do you pronounce "Ölkrise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ölkrise" is [ˈøːlˌkʁiːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ölkrise" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ölmühle#81,217ziviles#81,200abholte#81,233zierten#81,197

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list