Freiherr
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhɛʁ]
The verdict
“Freiherr” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,828
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adelstitel
Corpus desk
Index DE-freiherr · Freiherr · German
Freiherr · rank #13,828 · 10 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,828
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Formulierungen
Nearest frequency peer: Formulierungen (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Freiherr“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- folie
folie
86,175 corpus weight
- Formulierun…
Formulierungen
86,174 corpus weight
- Freiherr
Freiherr
86,173 corpus weight
- Freising
Freising
86,172 corpus weight
- Freitagabend
Freitagabend
86,171 corpus weight
- FW
FW
86,170 corpus weight
What this shows „Freiherr“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Freiherr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhɛʁ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #13,828 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Freiherr“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Freiherr (IPA [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌhɛʁ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,828 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Freiherr, with forms such as "feriherr", "ffreiherr", and "frehierr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Freiherrn", "Freier", "frecher", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Freiherr, spelled F-R-E-I-H-E-R-R.
Definition
- 1Adelstitel
- 2Träger dieses Adelstitels
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Freiherr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Adelstitel „Freiherr“ bezeichnet einen Angehörigen des niederen Adels und ist Bestandteil des Familiennamens, er steht nach dem Vornamen.
„Dem Freiherrn selber jedoch war die Popularität als Lügenbaron eher peinlich, zudem erwies sich sein zweifelhafter Ruf bei einem späteren Scheidungsprozess, der ihn finanziell ruinierte, als wenig vorteilhaft.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- feriherr
- ffreiherr
- frehierr
- freiehrr
- freiher
- freihherr
- freihrer
- frieherr
- frreiherr
- rfeiherr
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Freiherr - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Freiherr", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).