autofrei

[ˈaʊ̯toˌfʁaɪ̯]

/[ˈaʊ̯toˌfʁaɪ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“autofrei” is uncommon German (frequency #72,180 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,180
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne allgemeinen Verkehr mit Kraftfahrzeugen

Corpus desk

Index DE-autofrei · autofrei · German

autofrei · rank #72,180 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,180
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH auszuleihen

Nearest frequency peer: auszuleihen (-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 „autofrei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for autofrei
PropertyValue
Headwordautofrei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʊ̯toˌfʁaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,180
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „autofrei“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).autofreifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „auszuleihen“ (#72,179), „Autopiloten“ (#72,181), „Auswahlkriterien“ (#72,178). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „autofrei“ bei #72,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

autofrei is uncommon German at frequency #72,180 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯toˌfʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne allgemeinen Verkehr mit Kraftfahrzeugen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for autofrei, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 autofrei, spelled A-U-T-O-F-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne allgemeinen Verkehr mit Kraftfahrzeugen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die autofreie Promenade ist einer der unverwechselbaren Anziehungspunkte für Bad Breisig […].“
  2. [Die Bürgermeisterin von Bonn] „Katja Dörner möchte eine der größten autofreien Zonen Europas einrichten.“

This word in other languages

carfree(English)

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 "autofrei"?
"autofrei" is spelled A-U-T-O-F-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯toˌfʁaɪ̯].
What does "autofrei" mean?
As an adjective, "autofrei" means: ohne allgemeinen Verkehr mit Kraftfahrzeugen
How do you pronounce "autofrei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autofrei" is [ˈaʊ̯toˌfʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autofrei" come from?
"autofrei" 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 "autofrei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list