Ölspur

[ˈøːlˌʃpuːɐ̯]

/[ˈøːlˌʃpuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ölspur” is uncommon German (frequency #87,333 among 53 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,333
frequency rank, German
53
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spur von ausgelaufenem Motoröl oder Treibstoff auf einer Straße oder einem Gewässer

Corpus desk

Index DE-olspur · Ölspur · German

Ölspur · rank #87,333 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,333
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 53
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ölmalerei

Nearest frequency peer: Ölmalerei (-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 „Ölspur“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ölspur
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖlspur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈøːlˌʃpuːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,333
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ölspur“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ölmalerei“ (#87,332), „übelster“ (#87,334), „Ölbilder“ (#87,331). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „Ölspur“ bei #87,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ölspur is uncommon German at frequency #87,333 among 53 “Ö” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːlˌʃpuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spur von ausgelaufenem Motoröl oder Treibstoff auf einer Straße oder einem Gewässer".

Zero misspellings are on record for Ölspur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Ölspur, spelled Ö-L-S-P-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spur von ausgelaufenem Motoröl oder Treibstoff auf einer Straße oder einem Gewässer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ölspuren auf der Straße erhöhen die Unfallgefahr und sind umweltschädlich.
  2. Am Auto scheint etwas kaputt zu sein – es hinterlässt eine Ölspur.

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 "Ölspur"?
"Ölspur" is spelled Ö-L-S-P-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈøːlˌʃpuːɐ̯].
What does "Ölspur" mean?
As a noun, "Ölspur" means: Spur von ausgelaufenem Motoröl oder Treibstoff auf einer Straße oder einem Gewässer
How do you pronounce "Ölspur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ölspur" is [ˈøːlˌʃpuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ölspur" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ärgste#87,328zirpen#87,311Ahrtal#87,368atomar#87,417

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list