Freifrau
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌfʁaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Freifrau” is uncommon German (frequency #77,977 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,977
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adelstitel für die Ehefrau eines Freiherrn
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Freifrau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌfʁaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #77,977 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Freifrau” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Freifrau is uncommon German at frequency #77,977 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌfʁaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Freifrau in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Freifrau, spelled F-R-E-I-F-R-A-U.
Definition
- 1Adelstitel für die Ehefrau eines Freiherrn
- 2Trägerin dieses Adelstitels
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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.
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Using “Freifrau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-I-F-R-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌfʁaʊ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.