Öllampe
[ˈøːlˌlampə]
The verdict
“Öllampe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch die Verbrennung von Öl betriebene Lampe
Corpus desk
Index DE-ollampe · Öllampe · German
Öllampe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ö" 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 | Öllampe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈøːlˌlampə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Öllampe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Öllampe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːlˌlampə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch die Verbrennung von Öl betriebene Lampe".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Öllampe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Öllampe, spelled Ö-L-L-A-M-P-E.
Definition
- 1durch die Verbrennung von Öl betriebene Lampe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Öllampe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die speziellen Leuchten der Lokomotiven enthielten in der Frühzeit Öllampen, die nach dem Prinzip des Argandbrenners einen mit Pflanzenöl gefüllten Behälter, einen Brennaufsatz und einen kleinen Glaskamin aufwiesen.“
„Öllampen und ein kleines Feuer beleuchteten ihre Gesichter.“
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.