Freifrau
German, noun[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌfʁaʊ̯]
Freifrau is spelled F-R-E-I-F-R-A-U (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freifrau is a German feminine noun meaning “baroness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Adelstitel für die Ehefrau eines Freiherrn”.
What does Freifrau mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebaroness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Adelstitel für die Ehefrau eines Freiherrn 2. Trägerin dieses Adelstitels
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Freifrau
- Freifrauen plural
- Freiherr masculine
- Frfr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Freifrau?
- [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌfʁaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Freifrau in German?
Freifrau appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).