Freibeuter
German, noun/ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌbɔʏ̯tɐ/
Freibeuter is spelled F-R-E-I-B-E-U-T-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 63,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freibeuter is a German masculine noun meaning “pirate (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Kaperfahrer, der von einer Regierung per Kaperbrief die Erlaubnis bekommt, feindliche Schiffe auf hoher…”.
What does Freibeuter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepirate (male or of unspecified gender)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Kaperfahrer, der von einer Regierung per Kaperbrief die Erlaubnis bekommt, feindliche Schiffe auf hoher See aufzubringen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Freibeuter
- Freibeuters genitive
- Freibeuterin feminine
- Freibeutern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Freibeuter?
- /ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌbɔʏ̯tɐ/
- [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌbɔɪ̯tɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Freibeuter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Freibeuter in German?
Freibeuter appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).