zollpflichtig

[ˈt͡sɔlˌp͡flɪçtɪç]

/[ˈt͡sɔlˌp͡flɪçtɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“zollpflichtig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Auflage unterliegend, verzollt zu werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-zollpflichtig · zollpflichtig · German

zollpflichtig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for zollpflichtig
PropertyValue
Headwordzollpflichtig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡sɔlˌp͡flɪçtɪç]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zollpflichtig“ im Deutschen

zollpflichtigschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zollpflichtig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sɔlˌp͡flɪçtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Auflage unterliegend, verzollt zu werden".

zollpflichtig has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zollpflichtig, spelled Z-O-L-L-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Auflage unterliegend, verzollt zu werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Als der nervös wirkende Araber sich sein Gepäck griff und auf den Ausgang für Passagiere ohne zollpflichtige Waren zuging, hielt ihn der Beamte an und machte ihm Zeichen, zu einem der uniformierten Zollbeamten am roten Durchgang zu gehen.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zollpflichtig"?
"zollpflichtig" is spelled Z-O-L-L-P-F-L-I-C-H-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɔlˌp͡flɪçtɪç].
What does "zollpflichtig" mean?
As an adjective, "zollpflichtig" means: der Auflage unterliegend, verzollt zu werden
How do you pronounce "zollpflichtig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zollpflichtig" is [ˈt͡sɔlˌp͡flɪçtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zollpflichtig" come from?
"zollpflichtig" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list