Freiheitsstrafe
German, noun[ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sˌʃtʁaːfə]
Freiheitsstrafe is spelled F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T-S-S-T-R-A-F-E (15 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written German, the 12,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freiheitsstrafe is a German feminine noun meaning “prison sentence, imprisonment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Strafe, die darin besteht, dass dem verurteilten Straftäter seine Fortbewegungsfreiheit dadurch entzogen…”.
What does Freiheitsstrafe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprison sentence, imprisonment
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Strafe, die darin besteht, dass dem verurteilten Straftäter seine Fortbewegungsfreiheit dadurch entzogen wird, dass er eine gewisse Zeit in einer Justizvollzugsanstalt verbringen muss 2. Oberbegriff für verschiedene Arten des Freiheitsentzuges durch Einsperren
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 Freiheitsstrafe
- Freiheitsstrafen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Freiheitsstrafe?
- [ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sˌʃtʁaːfə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Freiheitsstrafe in German?
Freiheitsstrafe appears 5.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).