oll
[ɔl]
The verdict
“oll” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alt, verschlissen
Corpus desk
Index DE-oll · oll · German
oll · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | oll |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɔl] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „oll“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
oll is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
oll doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is oll, spelled O-L-L.
Definition
- 1alt, verschlissen
- 2alt, doof
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oll appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was hast du denn für 'nen ollen Pulli an?
Ach, das ist 'ne olle Quatschtante!
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.