Zollstock

[ˈt͡sɔlˌʃtɔk]

/[ˈt͡sɔlˌʃtɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zollstock” is uncommon German (frequency #60,282 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,282
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gliedermaßstab, ein zusammenlegbarer Maßstab

Corpus desk

Index DE-zollstock · Zollstock · German

Zollstock · rank #60,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,282
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zona

Nearest frequency peer: zona (+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 „Zollstock“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zollstock
PropertyValue
HeadwordZollstock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sɔlˌʃtɔk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zollstock“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zollstockfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zona“ (#60,283), „zittere“ (#60,279), „zurückfinden“ (#60,285). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zollstock“ bei #60,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zollstock is uncommon German at frequency #60,282 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɔlˌʃtɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gliedermaßstab, ein zusammenlegbarer Maßstab".

Zollstock doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zollstock, spelled Z-O-L-L-S-T-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gliedermaßstab, ein zusammenlegbarer Maßstab

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit dem Zollstock maß er die Größe des Raumes aus.
  2. Der Zollstock in der schwarzen Cord-Arbeitshose weist ihn als Zimmermann aus.

Synonyms

DoppelmeterGliedermaßstabGliedermeterKlappmeterMetermaßMeterstabMeterSchmiegeZollmaß

This word in other languages

mètre pliant(Français)

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 "Zollstock"?
"Zollstock" is spelled Z-O-L-L-S-T-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɔlˌʃtɔk].
What does "Zollstock" mean?
As a noun, "Zollstock" means: Gliedermaßstab, ein zusammenlegbarer Maßstab
How do you pronounce "Zollstock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zollstock" is [ˈt͡sɔlˌʃtɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zollstock" come from?
"Zollstock" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wirkender#60,262überstieg#60,303absondern#60,316Weideland#60,246

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list