Freigebigkeit
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡeːbɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Freigebigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - persönliche Eigenschaft, gerne etwas den Mitbürgern kostenlos zu überlassen beziehungsweise zu schenken
Corpus desk
Index DE-freigebigkeit · Freigebigkeit · German
Freigebigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Freigebigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡeːbɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Freigebigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Freigebigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡeːbɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "persönliche Eigenschaft, gerne etwas den Mitbürgern kostenlos zu überlassen beziehungsweise zu schenken".
Freigebigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Freigebigkeit, spelled F-R-E-I-G-E-B-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1persönliche Eigenschaft, gerne etwas den Mitbürgern kostenlos zu überlassen beziehungsweise zu schenken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Freigebigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Kirche genießt zwar dank der königlichen Freigebigkeit besondere Vorteile, ist aber doch dem Souverän völlig unterworfen.“
„Der Rückgang des Rohölpreises auf den internationalen Märkten wird es zweifellos dazu zwingen, seine Ausgaben und seine Freigebigkeit einzuschränken.“
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.