Freiheit

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,132

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Freiheit is aGermannoun. It means: Zustand, bei dem jemand von allen Zwängen und Pflichten frei ist Pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]. It ranks #1,132 in German word frequency. Often confused with Freizeit and Freiherr.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Freiheit in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Freiheit is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,132 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Freiheit, with forms such as "feriheit", "ffreiheit", and "frehieit". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Freizeit", "Freiherr", "Freiheiten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Freiheit, spelled F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: feriheit,ffreiheit,frehieit,freiehit,freiheitt,freiheti,freihheit,freihiet,frieheit,friehiet,frreiheit,rfeiheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Freiheit

Misspelling Variants of "Freiheit"

feriheit8ffreiheit9frehieit8freiehit8freiheitt9freiheti8freihheit9freihiet8
Misspelling Variants of "Freiheit"

Frequency rank: #1,132 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.