Freibeuter
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌbɔɪ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“Freibeuter” is an uncommon German word, ranked #63,325 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #63,325
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Kaperfahrer, der von einer Regierung per Kaperbrief die Erlaubnis bekommt, feindliche Schiffe auf hoher See aufzubringen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Freibeuter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌbɔɪ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #63,325 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Freibeuter” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Freibeuter is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌbɔɪ̯tɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,325 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Kaperfahrer, der von einer Regierung per Kaperbrief die Erlaubnis bekommt, feindliche Schiffe auf hoher See aufzubringen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Freibeuter, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Freibeuter, spelled F-R-E-I-B-E-U-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Kaperfahrer, der von einer Regierung per Kaperbrief die Erlaubnis bekommt, feindliche Schiffe auf hoher See aufzubringen
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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Using “Freibeuter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-I-B-E-U-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌbɔɪ̯tɐ] (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
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.