Freidenker

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌdɛŋkɐ]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌdɛŋkɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Freidenker” is uncommon German (frequency #66,225 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,225
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person, die ganz besonders im Hinblick auf den Glauben, ihre eigenen Dogmen und Verhaltensregeln besitzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-freidenker · Freidenker · German

Freidenker · rank #66,225 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,225
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frauenhäuser

Nearest frequency peer: Frauenhäuser (-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 „Freidenker“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Freidenker
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreidenker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌdɛŋkɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Freidenker“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Frauenhäuser“ (#66,224), „freudiger“ (#66,227), „freundlichem“ (#66,228). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Freidenker“ bei #66,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Freidenker is uncommon German at frequency #66,225 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌdɛŋkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person, die ganz besonders im Hinblick auf den Glauben, ihre eigenen Dogmen und Verhaltensregeln besitzt".

Freidenker doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Freidenker, spelled F-R-E-I-D-E-N-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person, die ganz besonders im Hinblick auf den Glauben, ihre eigenen Dogmen und Verhaltensregeln besitzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich als Freidenker halte nichts von einem gekreuzigten Gottessohn, obwohl ich an einen schöpferischen Gott glaube.
  2. „An den Jugendweihen der weltlichen Schulen, die von den Lehrerkollegien zumeist unter Leitung von Freidenkern durchgeführt wurden, nahmen aber fast alle Schulabgänger teil.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Freidenker"?
"Freidenker" is spelled F-R-E-I-D-E-N-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌdɛŋkɐ].
What does "Freidenker" mean?
As a noun, "Freidenker" means: eine Person, die ganz besonders im Hinblick auf den Glauben, ihre eigenen Dogmen und Verhaltensregeln besitzt
How do you pronounce "Freidenker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freidenker" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌdɛŋkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freidenker" come from?
"Freidenker" 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 "Freidenker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list