freigebig
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡeːbɪç]
The verdict
“freigebig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - willig und bereit zu geben/schenken
Corpus desk
Index DE-freigebig · freigebig · German
freigebig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | freigebig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡeːbɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „freigebig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
freigebig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡeːbɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "willig und bereit zu geben/schenken".
No generated misspelling entries exist for freigebig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is freigebig, spelled F-R-E-I-G-E-B-I-G.
Definition
- 1willig und bereit zu geben/schenken
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how freigebig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er war Zeit seines Lebens als ein freigebiger Spender bekannt.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.