Freihafen

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhaːfn̩]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhaːfn̩]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hafen oder Teil eines Hafens, auf dessen Gebiet keine Zölle oder Einfuhrumsatzsteuern erhoben werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-freihafen · Freihafen · German

Freihafen · 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.

Key facts for Freihafen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreihafen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhaːfn̩]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Freihafen” sits in German frequency

Freihafen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Freihafen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhaːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hafen oder Teil eines Hafens, auf dessen Gebiet keine Zölle oder Einfuhrumsatzsteuern erhoben werden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Freihafen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Freihafen, spelled F-R-E-I-H-A-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hafen oder Teil eines Hafens, auf dessen Gebiet keine Zölle oder Einfuhrumsatzsteuern erhoben werden

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Freihafen"?
"Freihafen" is spelled F-R-E-I-H-A-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhaːfn̩].
What does "Freihafen" mean?
As a noun, "Freihafen" means: Hafen oder Teil eines Hafens, auf dessen Gebiet keine Zölle oder Einfuhrumsatzsteuern erhoben werden
How do you pronounce "Freihafen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freihafen" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhaːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freihafen" come from?
"Freihafen" 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list