Ölminister
[ˈøːlmiˌnɪstɐ]
The verdict
“Ölminister” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leiter eines Ölministeriums
Corpus desk
Index DE-olminister · Ölminister · German
Ölminister · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Ölminister |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈøːlmiˌnɪstɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ölminister“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ölminister is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːlmiˌnɪstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Leiter eines Ölministeriums".
No misspelling variants are generated for Ölminister in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Ölminister, spelled Ö-L-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Leiter eines Ölministeriums
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ölminister appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der amtierende Ölminister traf seinen Amtsvorgänger bei einer Ausstellung.
„Ölminister Ali al-Naimi bezeichnete im März 2012 die Diversifizierung weg vom Öl als die größte Herausforderung für sein Land.“
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.