Freiheit

[ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Freiheit” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,132
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand, bei dem jemand von allen Zwängen und Pflichten frei ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-freiheit · Freiheit · German

Freiheit · rank #1,132 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,132
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH freien

Nearest frequency peer: freien (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Freiheit“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Freiheit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Freiheit vs Freizeit
88% similar
Freiheit vs Freiherr
75% similar
Freiheit vs Freiheiten
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Freiheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreiheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,132
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Freiheit“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Freiheitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „freien“ (#1,131), „Hannover“ (#1,133), „for“ (#1,130). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Freiheit“ bei #1,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Freiheit (IPA [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,132 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Freiheit, with forms such as "feriheit", "ffreiheit", and "frehieit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Freizeit", "Freiherr", "Freiheiten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Freiheit, spelled F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand, bei dem jemand von allen Zwängen und Pflichten frei ist
  2. 2
    in der freien Natur; nicht eingesperrt
  3. 3
    Recht, das jemandem zusteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Freiheit nur für die Anhänger der Regierung, nur für Mitglieder einer Partei – mögen sie noch so zahlreich sein – ist keine Freiheit. Freiheit ist immer Freiheit der Andersdenkenden.“
  2. „Wenn einem die Freiheit gewaltsam genommen wird, ist man natürlich nicht lächerlich, es sei denn für den, der sie einem gewaltsam genommen hat.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • feriheit
  • ffreiheit
  • frehieit
  • freiehit
  • freiheitt
  • freiheti
  • freihheit
  • freihiet
  • frieheit
  • friehiet
  • frreiheit
  • rfeiheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Freiheit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

feriheit2ffreiheit1frehieit2freiehit2freiheitt1freiheti2freihheit1freihiet2
Edit distance from "Freiheit"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Freiheit"?
"Freiheit" is spelled F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t].
What does "Freiheit" mean?
As a noun, "Freiheit" means: Zustand, bei dem jemand von allen Zwängen und Pflichten frei ist
What words are commonly confused with "Freiheit"?
"Freiheit" is commonly confused with "Freizeit", "Freiherr", "Freiheiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Freiheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freiheit" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freiheit" come from?
"Freiheit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Freiheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list