Öltanker
[ˈøːlˌtaŋkɐ]
The verdict
“Öltanker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schiff, das für den Transport von Erdöl ausgerüstet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-oltanker · Öltanker · German
Öltanker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Öltanker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈøːlˌtaŋkɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Öltanker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Öltanker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːlˌtaŋkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schiff, das für den Transport von Erdöl ausgerüstet ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Öltanker in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Öltanker, spelled Ö-L-T-A-N-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Schiff, das für den Transport von Erdöl ausgerüstet ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Öltanker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Wilhelmshaven wird viel Öl durch Öltanker angelandet.
„Der vor mehr als sechs Wochen vor der Küste Gibraltars festgesetzte iranische Öltanker darf nicht in Griechenland anlegen.“
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.