Schmieröl
[ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌʔøːl]
The verdict
“Schmieröl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schmierstoff in Form von Öl
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmierol · Schmieröl · German
Schmieröl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Schmieröl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌʔøːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmieröl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schmieröl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌʔøːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schmierstoff in Form von Öl".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schmieröl, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schmieröl, spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R-Ö-L.
Definition
- 1Schmierstoff in Form von Öl
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schmieröl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Tracey träufelt etwas Schmieröl auf die Scharniere, bevor sie eine kleine Brechstange ansetzt und nach unten drückt.“
„Tatsächlich hat er zwei von ihnen nach New Mexico geschafft - in Plastikplanen verpackt, die er mit Schmieröl eingesprüht hat, bevor er sie in Lavaröhren gleiten ließ: lange Röhren mit bis zu etwa einem Meter Durchmesser, die durch gewachsenen Fels in die Tiefe führen und durch die lange vor der Erschaffung des Menschen Lava an die Erdoberfläche geschoss…
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.