zollfrei

[ˈt͡sɔlˌfʁaɪ̯]

/[ˈt͡sɔlˌfʁaɪ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“zollfrei” is uncommon German (frequency #96,564 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,564
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei Grenzübertritt keiner Abgabe unterliegend

Corpus desk

Index DE-zollfrei · zollfrei · German

zollfrei · rank #96,564 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,564
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zitrusfrüchte

Nearest frequency peer: Zitrusfrüchte (-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 „zollfrei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zollfrei
PropertyValue
Headwordzollfrei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡sɔlˌfʁaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,564
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zollfrei“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zollfreifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zitrusfrüchte“ (#96,563), „Zuckers“ (#96,565), „Zimmerpflanze“ (#96,561). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zollfrei“ bei #96,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zollfrei is uncommon German at frequency #96,564 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sɔlˌfʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bei Grenzübertritt keiner Abgabe unterliegend".

zollfrei has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zollfrei, spelled Z-O-L-L-F-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    bei Grenzübertritt keiner Abgabe unterliegend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kein Gewerbe unterliegt einer Steuer, und alle Waren gehen zollfrei ein.
  2. Gedanken sind zollfrei. Aber man hat doch Scherereien.

Antonyms

zollpflichtig

This word in other languages

duty-free(English)

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 "zollfrei"?
"zollfrei" is spelled Z-O-L-L-F-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɔlˌfʁaɪ̯].
What does "zollfrei" mean?
As an adjective, "zollfrei" means: bei Grenzübertritt keiner Abgabe unterliegend
How do you pronounce "zollfrei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zollfrei" is [ˈt͡sɔlˌfʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zollfrei" come from?
"zollfrei" 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 "zollfrei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zujubeln#96,572Wojciech#96,534abmessen#96,608votieren#96,487

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list