Passkontrolle

[ˈpaskɔnˌtʁɔlə]

/[ˈpaskɔnˌtʁɔlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Passkontrolle” is uncommon German (frequency #77,152 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,152
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Überprüfung von Pässen, um die Identität von Personen festzustellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-passkontrolle · Passkontrolle · German

Passkontrolle · rank #77,152 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,152
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pastorin

Nearest frequency peer: Pastorin (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Passkontrolle“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Passkontrolle“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Passkontrolle
PropertyValue
HeadwordPasskontrolle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaskɔnˌtʁɔlə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#77,152
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Passkontrolle“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Passkontrollefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pastorin“ (#77,153), „Patents“ (#77,154), „Paradigmen“ (#77,149). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Passkontrolle“ bei #77,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Passkontrolle is uncommon German at frequency #77,152 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaskɔnˌtʁɔlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Überprüfung von Pässen, um die Identität von Personen festzustellen".

Passkontrolle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Passkontrolle, spelled P-A-S-S-K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Überprüfung von Pässen, um die Identität von Personen festzustellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Passkontrolle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Orte, an denen regelmäßig eine Passkontrolle stattfindet, gibt es viele. “
  2. „Zuerst kam die Passkontrolle.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Passkontrolle"?
"Passkontrolle" is spelled P-A-S-S-K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaskɔnˌtʁɔlə].
What does "Passkontrolle" mean?
As a noun, "Passkontrolle" means: Überprüfung von Pässen, um die Identität von Personen festzustellen
How do you pronounce "Passkontrolle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Passkontrolle" is [ˈpaskɔnˌtʁɔlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Passkontrolle" come from?
"Passkontrolle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Passkontrolle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pflichtgefühl#77,166pneumatischen#77,180nahezubringen#77,101punktgleichen#77,205

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list