Freiheitsentzug

[ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sˌʔɛntˌt͡suːk]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sˌʔɛntˌt͡suːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Freiheitsentzug” is uncommon German (frequency #72,436 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,436
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

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-freiheitsentzug · Freiheitsentzug · German

Freiheitsentzug · rank #72,436 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,436
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freigelände

Nearest frequency peer: Freigelände (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Freiheitsentzug“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Freiheitsentzug“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Freiheitsentzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreiheitsentzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sˌʔɛntˌt͡suːk]
Letters15
Frequency rank#72,436
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Freiheitsentzug“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Freiheitsentzugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Freigelände“ (#72,435), „Fregatten“ (#72,434), „freezers“ (#72,433). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Freiheitsentzug“ bei #72,436. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Freiheitsentzug is uncommon German at frequency #72,436 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sˌʔɛntˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Einschränkung der persönlichen Freiheit einer Person durch Behörden oder Gerichte".

Freiheitsentzug has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Freiheitsentzug, spelled F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T-S-E-N-T-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Einschränkung der persönlichen Freiheit einer Person durch Behörden oder Gerichte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er wurde zu lebenslänglichem Freiheitsentzug verurteilt.
  2. Der elektronische Hausarrest ist eine Alternative zum stationären Freiheitsentzug.

Synonyms

Freiheitsentziehung

Antonyms

FreiheitserlangungFreiheitserweiterungFreiheitsgewährung

This word in other languages

imprisonment(English)

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 "Freiheitsentzug"?
"Freiheitsentzug" is spelled F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T-S-E-N-T-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sˌʔɛntˌt͡suːk].
What does "Freiheitsentzug" mean?
As a noun, "Freiheitsentzug" means: die Einschränkung der persönlichen Freiheit einer Person durch Behörden oder Gerichte
How do you pronounce "Freiheitsentzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freiheitsentzug" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sˌʔɛntˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freiheitsentzug" come from?
"Freiheitsentzug" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fürsorgepflicht#72,445Gewichtsabnahme#72,475gleichzustellen#72,484explosionsartig#72,387

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list