befreie

[bəˈfʁaɪ̯ə]

/[bəˈfʁaɪ̯ə]/ verb

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The verdict

“befreie” is uncommon German (frequency #64,086 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,086
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befreien

Key facts for befreie
PropertyValue
Headwordbefreie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfʁaɪ̯ə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,086
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “befreie” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). befreie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

befreie is uncommon German at frequency #64,086 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈfʁaɪ̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for befreie, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is befreie, spelled B-E-F-R-E-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befreien
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befreien
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befreien
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befreien

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 "befreie"?
"befreie" is spelled B-E-F-R-E-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfʁaɪ̯ə].
What does "befreie" mean?
As a verb, "befreie" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs befreien
How do you pronounce "befreie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befreie" is [bəˈfʁaɪ̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befreie" come from?
"befreie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “befreie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-F-R-E-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈfʁaɪ̯ə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list