Zwolle

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The verdict

“Zwolle” is uncommon German (frequency #96,584 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,584
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in den Niederlanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-zwolle · Zwolle · German

Zwolle · rank #96,584 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,584
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zweistöckige

Nearest frequency peer: zweistöckige (-2 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 „Zwolle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zwolle
PropertyValue
HeadwordZwolle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,584
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zwolle“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zwollefällt 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: „zweistöckige“ (#96,582), „été“ (#96,586), „zweistelliger“ (#96,581). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zwolle“ bei #96,584. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zwolle is uncommon German at frequency #96,584 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Zwolle in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zwolle, spelled Z-W-O-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in den Niederlanden
  2. 2
    eine Stadt in Louisiana, Vereinigte Staaten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zwolle liegt im Nordosten der Niederlande.
  2. Zwolle liegt im US-Staat Louisiana.

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 "Zwolle"?
"Zwolle" is spelled Z-W-O-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Zwolle" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zwolle" means: eine Stadt in den Niederlanden
How do you pronounce "Zwolle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zwolle" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zwolle" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ölfeld#96,589abhing#96,604absagt#96,610actors#96,614

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list