Bankleitzahl
German, noun/ˈbaŋklaɪ̯tˌt͡saːl/
Bankleitzahl is spelled B-A-N-K-L-E-I-T-Z-A-H-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 101,039th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bankleitzahl is a German feminine noun meaning “bank code, (UK) sort code” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eindeutige numerische Identifizierungsmöglichkeit für eine Bank”.
What does Bankleitzahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebank code, (UK) sort code
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eindeutige numerische Identifizierungsmöglichkeit für eine Bank
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 Bankleitzahl
- Bankleitzahlen plural
- as BLZ abbreviation usually
- Bankleitz. abbreviation
- BLZ abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bankleitzahl?
- /ˈbaŋklaɪ̯tˌt͡saːl/
- [ˈbaŋklaɪ̯tˌt͡saːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bankleitzahl in German?
Bankleitzahl appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).