Freiheitsentziehung
[ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sʔɛntˌt͡siːʊŋ]
The verdict
“Freiheitsentziehung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Einschränkung der persönlichen Freiheit einer Person durch Behörden oder Gerichte
Corpus desk
Index DE-freiheitsentziehung · Freiheitsentziehung · German
Freiheitsentziehung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-8 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Freiheitsentziehung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sʔɛntˌt͡siːʊŋ] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Freiheitsentziehung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Freiheitsentziehung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sʔɛntˌt͡siːʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Einschränkung der persönlichen Freiheit einer Person durch Behörden oder Gerichte".
Zero misspellings are on record for Freiheitsentziehung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Freiheitsentziehung, spelled F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T-S-E-N-T-Z-I-E-H-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1die Einschränkung der persönlichen Freiheit einer Person durch Behörden oder Gerichte
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Freiheitsentziehung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aus ihnen konnte man also kein Recht auf Freiheitsentziehung ableiten, etwa indem man von Gemeingefährlichkeit sprach.“
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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.