Ölmalerei

[ˈøːlmaːləˌʁaɪ̯]

/[ˈøːlmaːləˌʁaɪ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Ölmalerei” is uncommon German (frequency #87,332 among 53 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,332
frequency rank, German
53
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gattung, die Technik des Malens mit Ölfarben

Corpus desk

Index DE-olmalerei · Ölmalerei · German

Ölmalerei · rank #87,332 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,332
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 53
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ölbilder

Nearest frequency peer: Ölbilder (-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 „Ölmalerei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ölmalerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖlmalerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈøːlmaːləˌʁaɪ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,332
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ölmalerei“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ölbilder“ (#87,331), „Ölspur“ (#87,333), „übelster“ (#87,334). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „Ölmalerei“ bei #87,332. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ölmalerei is uncommon German at frequency #87,332 among 53 “Ö” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːlmaːləˌʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Ölmalerei has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ölmalerei, spelled Ö-L-M-A-L-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gattung, die Technik des Malens mit Ölfarben
  2. 2
    Bild, das mit Ölfarben gemalt wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Danach wollte er sich auch in der Ölmalerei versuchen.“
  2. „Hinter den Statuen befinden sich Dutzende Höhlen, in denen nun ein japanisch-französisches Forscherteam die ältesten Ölmalereien der Welt identifiziert hat.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "Ölmalerei"?
"Ölmalerei" is spelled Ö-L-M-A-L-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈøːlmaːləˌʁaɪ̯].
What does "Ölmalerei" mean?
As a noun, "Ölmalerei" means: die Gattung, die Technik des Malens mit Ölfarben
How do you pronounce "Ölmalerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ölmalerei" is [ˈøːlmaːləˌʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ölmalerei" come from?
"Ölmalerei" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list