Freigänger
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]
The verdict
“Freigänger” is uncommon German (frequency #92,915 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,915
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inhaftierter, der sich ohne Bewachung für eine begrenzte Zeit außerhalb des Gefängnisses aufhalten darf
Corpus desk
Index DE-freiganger · Freigänger · German
Freigänger · rank #92,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,915
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Freibädern
Nearest frequency peer: Freibädern (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Freigänger“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Frauengruppe
Frauengruppe
7,090 corpus weight
- freed
freed
7,088 corpus weight
- Freibädern
Freibädern
7,087 corpus weight
- Freigänger
Freigänger
7,086 corpus weight
- Freizeiten
Freizeiten
7,084 corpus weight
- freizuschal…
freizuschalten
7,083 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Freigänger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Freigänger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #92,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Freigänger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Freigänger is uncommon German at frequency #92,915 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inhaftierter, der sich ohne Bewachung für eine begrenzte Zeit außerhalb des Gefängnisses aufhalten darf".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Freigänger in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Freigänger, spelled F-R-E-I-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Inhaftierter, der sich ohne Bewachung für eine begrenzte Zeit außerhalb des Gefängnisses aufhalten darf
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Freigänger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dragan ist Freigänger, arbeitet draußen für die Stadtwerke. Das bedeutet, man darf auch ein bisschen Freizeit draußen verbringen.“
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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