barrierefreier

[baˈʁi̯eːʁəˌfʁaɪ̯ɐ]

/[baˈʁi̯eːʁəˌfʁaɪ̯ɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“barrierefreier” is uncommon German (frequency #69,016 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,016
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs barrierefrei

Corpus desk

Index DE-barrierefreier · barrierefreier · German

barrierefreier · rank #69,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,016
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH balu

Nearest frequency peer: balu (-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 „barrierefreier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barrierefreier
PropertyValue
Headwordbarrierefreier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[baˈʁi̯eːʁəˌfʁaɪ̯ɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#69,016
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „barrierefreier“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).barrierefreierfällt 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: „balu“ (#69,015), „Ballungsraum“ (#69,014), „Backes“ (#69,013). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „barrierefreier“ bei #69,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barrierefreier is uncommon German at frequency #69,016 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [baˈʁi̯eːʁəˌfʁaɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

barrierefreier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is barrierefreier, spelled B-A-R-R-I-E-R-E-F-R-E-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs barrierefrei
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs barrierefrei
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs barrierefrei
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs barrierefrei
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs barrierefrei

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 "barrierefreier"?
"barrierefreier" is spelled B-A-R-R-I-E-R-E-F-R-E-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈʁi̯eːʁəˌfʁaɪ̯ɐ].
What does "barrierefreier" mean?
As an adjective, "barrierefreier" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs barrierefrei
How do you pronounce "barrierefreier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barrierefreier" is [baˈʁi̯eːʁəˌfʁaɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list