Freilauf
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]
The verdict
“Freilauf” is an uncommon German word, ranked #83,975 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #83,975
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bewusst hergestellte Trennung von Antrieb und Antriebsrad beziehungsweise -rädern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Freilauf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯f] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #83,975 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Freilauf” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Freilauf is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,975 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Freilauf has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Freilauf, spelled F-R-E-I-L-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1bewusst hergestellte Trennung von Antrieb und Antriebsrad beziehungsweise -rädern
- 2Möglichkeit, dass sich gehaltene Tiere selbstbestimmt bewegen können
- 3Fläche, auf der sich gehaltene Tiere selbstbestimmt bewegen können
- 4Bewegung von Masken (maskierten Menschen) im Zuschauerbereich
This word in other languages
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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Using “Freilauf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-I-L-A-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯f] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.