Freigiebigkeit

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ɡiːbɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ɡiːbɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Freigiebigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - persönliche Eigenschaft, gerne etwas den Mitbürgern kostenlos zu überlassen beziehungsweise zu schenken

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Index DE-freigiebigkeit · Freigiebigkeit · German

Freigiebigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for Freigiebigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreigiebigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ɡiːbɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Freigiebigkeit“ im Deutschen

Freigiebigkeitsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Freigiebigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɡiːbɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "persönliche Eigenschaft, gerne etwas den Mitbürgern kostenlos zu überlassen beziehungsweise zu schenken".

Freigiebigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Freigiebigkeit, spelled F-R-E-I-G-I-E-B-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    persönliche Eigenschaft, gerne etwas den Mitbürgern kostenlos zu überlassen beziehungsweise zu schenken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Freigiebigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er ist Heilung für alle Krankheiten und Sünden und er kommt von der Freigiebigkeit des Freigiebigen, nicht von Trauben.“
  2. „Gleichzeitig muss es sich um eine lebzeitige Zuwendung handeln, die Freigiebigkeit voraussetzt.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Freigiebigkeit"?
"Freigiebigkeit" is spelled F-R-E-I-G-I-E-B-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɡiːbɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Freigiebigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Freigiebigkeit" means: persönliche Eigenschaft, gerne etwas den Mitbürgern kostenlos zu überlassen beziehungsweise zu schenken
How do you pronounce "Freigiebigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freigiebigkeit" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɡiːbɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freigiebigkeit" come from?
"Freigiebigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list