Ölkrise
[ˈøːlˌkʁiːzə]
The verdict
“Ölkrise” is uncommon German (frequency #81,216 among 533 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,216
- frequency rank, German
- 533
- “Ö” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zugespitzte politische und wirtschaftliche Problemsituation durch weniger zur Verfügung stehendes Erdöl oder Rohöl, ausgelöst durch anhaltenden Preisanstieg
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ölkrise |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈøːlˌkʁiːzə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,216 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ölkrise” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ölkrise is uncommon German at frequency #81,216 among 533 “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
- 1zugespitzte politische und wirtschaftliche Problemsituation durch weniger zur Verfügung stehendes Erdöl oder Rohöl, ausgelöst durch anhaltenden Preisanstieg
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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.
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Using “Ölkrise”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ö-L-K-R-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈøːlˌkʁiːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.