Freifläche

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌflɛçə]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌflɛçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Freifläche” is uncommon German (frequency #53,698 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,698
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht bebautes Areal (Fläche) innerhalb eines Gebietes, in dem Gebäude stehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-freiflache · Freifläche · German

Freifläche · rank #53,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,698
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freibäder

Nearest frequency peer: Freibäder (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Freifläche”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Freifläche” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Freifläche
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreifläche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌflɛçə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Freifläche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Freifläche lands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Freifläche is uncommon German at frequency #53,698 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌflɛçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht bebautes Areal (Fläche) innerhalb eines Gebietes, in dem Gebäude stehen".

Freifläche doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Freifläche, spelled F-R-E-I-F-L-Ä-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht bebautes Areal (Fläche) innerhalb eines Gebietes, in dem Gebäude stehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die in den vorangegangenen Kapiteln entwickelte Methode zur Erstellung eines Katasters der Freiflächen in urbanen Räumen als Beitrag zu einem Kulturlandschaftskataster soll nun auf ihre Anwendbarkeit überprüft werden.“
  2. „Man mag sich fragen, ob es sinnvoll ist, alle festgestellten Baulandreserven zu bebauen, oder ob nicht zur Verbesserung des Wohnumfeldes eher Freiflächen erhalten und grün angelegt werden sollten.“

This word in other languages

terrain vague(Français)

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Freifläche"?
"Freifläche" is spelled F-R-E-I-F-L-Ä-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌflɛçə].
What does "Freifläche" mean?
As a noun, "Freifläche" means: nicht bebautes Areal (Fläche) innerhalb eines Gebietes, in dem Gebäude stehen
How do you pronounce "Freifläche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freifläche" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌflɛçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freifläche" come from?
"Freifläche" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Freifläche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list