Postleitzahl
German, noun/ˈpɔstlaɪ̯ttsaːl/
Postleitzahl is spelled P-O-S-T-L-E-I-T-Z-A-H-L (12 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 31,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Postleitzahl is a German feminine noun meaning “postal code” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Buchstaben- oder Ziffernkombination, die auf Postsendungen den Zustellort angibt”.
What does Postleitzahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepostal code
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Buchstaben- oder Ziffernkombination, die auf Postsendungen den Zustellort angibt
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 Postleitzahl
- Postleitzahlen plural
- PLZ abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Postleitzahl?
- /ˈpɔstlaɪ̯ttsaːl/
- [ˈpɔstlaɪ̯tˌt͡saːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Postleitzahl
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Postleitzahl in German?
Postleitzahl appears 1.4 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).