Freiheitsberaubung
German, noun/ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sbəˌʁaʊ̯bʊŋ/
Freiheitsberaubung is spelled F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T-S-B-E-R-A-U-B-U-N-G (18 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freiheitsberaubung is a German feminine noun meaning “false imprisonment (the crime of confining a person in a place without being legally authorised to do so)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verhalten, durch das einem Menschen (vorsätzlich und rechtswidrig) die persönliche Fortbewegungsfreiheit…”.
What does Freiheitsberaubung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefalse imprisonment (the crime of confining a person in a place without being legally authorised to do so)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verhalten, durch das einem Menschen (vorsätzlich und rechtswidrig) die persönliche Fortbewegungsfreiheit entzogen wird 2. Straftat gemäß § 239 I StGB, bei der der Täter das Opfer gegen dessen Willen nicht nur ganz kurzfristig einsperrt oder ihm auf andere Weise (etwa Betäuben, Fesseln oder Festhalten) die (potenzielle) Fortbewegungsfreiheit nimmt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Freiheitsberaubung
- Freiheitsberaubungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Freiheitsberaubung?
- /ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sbəˌʁaʊ̯bʊŋ/
- [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sbəˌʁaʊ̯bʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Freiheitsberaubung in German?
Freiheitsberaubung appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).