Volkszählung
German, noun/ˈfɔlksˌtsɛːlʊŋ/
Volkszählung is spelled V-O-L-K-S-Z-Ä-H-L-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,978th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volkszählung is a German feminine noun meaning “census” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Erhebung zur Zahl und gegebenenfalls zu ausgewählten Eigenschaften der Bevölkerung”.
What does Volkszählung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecensus
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erhebung zur Zahl und gegebenenfalls zu ausgewählten Eigenschaften der Bevölkerung
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 Volkszählung
- Volkszählungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Volkszählung?
- /ˈfɔlksˌtsɛːlʊŋ/
- [ˈfɔlksˌt͡sɛːlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Volkszählung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Volkszählung in German?
Volkszählung appears 1.5 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).