oszillieren
[ɔst͡sɪˈliːʁən]
The verdict
“oszillieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - periodische (zeitbezogen) Änderung einer Größe um einen Fixpunkt herum, schwingen, schwanken, pendeln
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oszillieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɔst͡sɪˈliːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oszillieren” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oszillieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɔst͡sɪˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
oszillieren has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 oszillieren, spelled O-S-Z-I-L-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1periodische (zeitbezogen) Änderung einer Größe um einen Fixpunkt herum, schwingen, schwanken, pendeln
- 2durch Tektonik auf- und abwärts bewegen
- 3sich zwischen zwei Eigenschaften bewegen
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.
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Using “oszillieren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-S-Z-I-L-L-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɔst͡sɪˈliːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.