Zollunion
[ˈt͡sɔlʔuˌni̯oːn]
The verdict
“Zollunion” is uncommon German (frequency #55,059 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,059
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zusammenschluss von Staaten, die ein gemeinsames Zollgebiet bilden
Corpus desk
Index DE-zollunion · Zollunion · German
Zollunion · rank #55,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,059
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zugaben
Nearest frequency peer: Zugaben (+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 „Zollunion“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- zerstöreris…
zerstörerische
44,946 corpus weight
- zerteilt
zerteilt
44,945 corpus weight
- zierte
zierte
44,944 corpus weight
- Zollunion
Zollunion
44,942 corpus weight
- Zugaben
Zugaben
44,941 corpus weight
- zusprechen
zusprechen
44,939 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zollunion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zollunion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɔlʔuˌni̯oːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zollunion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zollunion is uncommon German at frequency #55,059 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɔlʔuˌni̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zusammenschluss von Staaten, die ein gemeinsames Zollgebiet bilden".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zollunion, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zollunion, spelled Z-O-L-L-U-N-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Zusammenschluss von Staaten, die ein gemeinsames Zollgebiet bilden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zollunion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seit Wochen streitet das Kabinett von Premierministerin Theresa May über das künftige Verhältnis zur europäischen Zollunion. […] Mitglieder einer Zollunion vereinbaren gemeinsame Zölle an ihren Außengrenzen, an den Binnengrenzen werden keine Abgaben erhoben.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).