freie Welt

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ə vɛlt]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ə vɛlt]/ phrase

The verdict

“freie Welt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenbezeichnung der westlichen Welt, insbesondere während des Kalten Krieges

Corpus desk

Index DE-freie-welt · freie Welt · German

freie Welt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for freie Welt
PropertyValue
Headwordfreie Welt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ə vɛlt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „freie Welt“ im Deutschen

freie Weltsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

freie Welt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ə vɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenbezeichnung der westlichen Welt, insbesondere während des Kalten Krieges".

No misspelling variants are generated for freie Welt in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is freie Welt, spelled F-R-E-I-E- -W-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenbezeichnung der westlichen Welt, insbesondere während des Kalten Krieges

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Nach dem Sieg über den kommunistischen Ostblock erschien es möglich, durch gemeinsame Anstrengung auch Kolumbien in die Gemeinschaft der freien Welt zurückzuführen.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "freie Welt"?
"freie Welt" is spelled F-R-E-I-E- -W-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ə vɛlt].
What does "freie Welt" mean?
As a phrase, "freie Welt" means: Eigenbezeichnung der westlichen Welt, insbesondere während des Kalten Krieges
How do you pronounce "freie Welt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "freie Welt" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ə vɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "freie Welt" come from?
"freie Welt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list