Petroleum
German, noun[peˈtʁoːleʊm]
Petroleum is spelled P-E-T-R-O-L-E-U-M (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Petroleum is a German neuter noun meaning “petroleum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “farblose aus Erdöl gewonnene Flüssigkeit, die zur Lichterzeugung oder Wärmegewinnung durch Verbrennen genutzt…”.
What does Petroleum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpetroleum
- 2
neuterparaffin, kerosene
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. farblose aus Erdöl gewonnene Flüssigkeit, die zur Lichterzeugung oder Wärmegewinnung durch Verbrennen genutzt wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Petroleum
- Petroleums genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Petroleum?
- [peˈtʁoːleʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Petroleum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Petroleum in German?
Petroleum appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).