Hauptzollamt
[ˈhaʊ̯ptt͡sɔlˌʔamt]
The verdict
“Hauptzollamt” is uncommon German (frequency #86,582 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,582
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Behörde zur Verwaltung und Erhebung von Zöllen und bestimmten Steuern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hauptzollamt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʊ̯ptt͡sɔlˌʔamt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #86,582 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hauptzollamt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hauptzollamt is uncommon German at frequency #86,582 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʊ̯ptt͡sɔlˌʔamt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Behörde zur Verwaltung und Erhebung von Zöllen und bestimmten Steuern".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hauptzollamt, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hauptzollamt, spelled H-A-U-P-T-Z-O-L-L-A-M-T.
Definition
- 1Behörde zur Verwaltung und Erhebung von Zöllen und bestimmten Steuern
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Hauptzollamt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-U-P-T-Z-O-L-L-A-M-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhaʊ̯ptt͡sɔlˌʔamt] (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
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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.