freihalten
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhaltn̩]
The verdict
“freihalten” is uncommon German (frequency #56,991 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,991
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas in einem Zustand halten, in dem es durch nichts blockiert wird; jede mögliche Blockade im Ansatz verhindern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | freihalten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhaltn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #56,991 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “freihalten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
freihalten is uncommon German at frequency #56,991 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for freihalten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is freihalten, spelled F-R-E-I-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas in einem Zustand halten, in dem es durch nichts blockiert wird; jede mögliche Blockade im Ansatz verhindern
- 2jemandes Zeche übernehmen
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); 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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Using “freihalten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-I-H-A-L-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhaltn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.