Zollkontrolle
German, noun[ˈt͡sɔlkɔnˌtʁɔlə]
Zollkontrolle is spelled Z-O-L-L-K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 138,538th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zollkontrolle is a German feminine noun meaning “customs control or a verification on goods by customs officials” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nachschau durch den Zoll, ob importierte beziehungsweise exportierte Waren, gemäß den Zollbestimmungen…”.
What does Zollkontrolle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecustoms control or a verification on goods by customs officials
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nachschau durch den Zoll, ob importierte beziehungsweise exportierte Waren, gemäß den Zollbestimmungen deklariert und somit verzollt wurden oder aber als zollfrei gelten
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 Zollkontrolle
- Zollkontrollen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zollkontrolle?
- [ˈt͡sɔlkɔnˌtʁɔlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zollkontrolle in German?
Zollkontrolle appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).