Zöllner

[ˈt͡sœlnɐ]

/[ˈt͡sœlnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zöllner” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,013. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,013
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Beamter der Zollbehörde

Corpus desk

Index DE-zollner · Zöllner · German

Zöllner · rank #25,013 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,013
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zwilling

Nearest frequency peer: Zwilling (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Zöllner“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Zöllner“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Zöllner vs Zölle
71% similar
Zöllner vs Zeller
71% similar
Zöllner vs zollen
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Zöllner
PropertyValue
HeadwordZöllner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sœlnɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,013
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zöllner“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zöllnerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zwilling“ (#25,012), „Überlastung“ (#25,014), „zuzuschreiben“ (#25,011). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zöllner“ bei #25,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Zöllner (IPA [ˈt͡sœlnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,013 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Beamter der Zollbehörde".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zöllner, with forms such as "zlölner", "zzöllner", and "zöllenr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Zölle", "Zeller", "zollen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zöllner, spelled Z-Ö-L-L-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Beamter der Zollbehörde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An der Grenze kontrollierte der Zöllner die Reisedokumente.
  2. „Immer wieder kamen Zöllner herein, immer wieder ging der, der sie verhörte, hinaus, und schließlich wurde sie auf den Flur geschickt.“

Synonyms

Zollbeamter

This word in other languages

aduanero(Español)douanier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • zlölner
  • zzöllner
  • zöllenr
  • zöllnerr
  • zöllnner
  • zöllnre
  • zölner
  • zölnler
  • özllner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zöllner - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

zlölner2zzöllner1zöllenr2zöllnerr1zöllnner1zöllnre2zölner1zölnler2
Edit distance from "Zöllner"

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 "Zöllner"?
"Zöllner" is spelled Z-Ö-L-L-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sœlnɐ].
What does "Zöllner" mean?
As a noun, "Zöllner" means: ein Beamter der Zollbehörde
What words are commonly confused with "Zöllner"?
"Zöllner" is commonly confused with "Zölle", "Zeller", "zollen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zöllner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zöllner" is [ˈt͡sœlnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zöllner" come from?
"Zöllner" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list