Freier

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,443

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Freier is aGermannoun. It means: Mann, der eine Frau umwirbt, um sie zu heiraten Pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ]. It ranks #3,443 in German word frequency. Often confused with freue and fried.

Key facts for Freier
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,443
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Freier in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Freier is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,443 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Freier, with forms such as "ferier", "ffreier", and "freeir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "freue", "fried", "früher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Freier, spelled F-R-E-I-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mann, der eine Frau umwirbt, um sie zu heiraten
  2. 2
    männlicher Kunde einer Prostituierten oder eines Strichjungen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ferier,ffreier,freeir,freierr,freire,frieer,frreier,rfeier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Freier

Misspelling Variants of "Freier"

ferier6ffreier7freeir6freierr7freire6frieer6frreier7rfeier6
Misspelling Variants of "Freier"

Frequency rank: #3,443 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Freier"?
"Freier" is spelled F-R-E-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Freier" mean?
As a noun, "Freier" means: Mann, der eine Frau umwirbt, um sie zu heiraten
What words are commonly confused with "Freier"?
"Freier" is commonly confused with "freue", "fried", "früher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Freier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freier" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freier" come from?
"Freier" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.