freigäbe
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡɛːbə]
The verdict
“freigäbe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs freigeben
Corpus desk
Index DE-freigabe · freigäbe · German
freigäbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | freigäbe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡɛːbə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „freigäbe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
freigäbe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡɛːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
freigäbe has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is freigäbe, spelled F-R-E-I-G-Ä-B-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs freigeben
- 23. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs freigeben
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.