Freilauf

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]/ noun

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The verdict

“Freilauf” is uncommon German (frequency #83,975 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,975
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewusst hergestellte Trennung von Antrieb und Antriebsrad beziehungsweise -rädern

Corpus desk

Index DE-freilauf · Freilauf · German

Freilauf · rank #83,975 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,975
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freikirche

Nearest frequency peer: Freikirche (-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 „Freilauf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Freilauf
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreilauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,975
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Freilauf“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Freilauffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Freikirche“ (#83,974), „Fremdenverkehrs“ (#83,976), „freigelassenen“ (#83,973). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Freilauf“ bei #83,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Freilauf is uncommon German at frequency #83,975 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    bewusst hergestellte Trennung von Antrieb und Antriebsrad beziehungsweise -rädern
  2. 2
    Möglichkeit, dass sich gehaltene Tiere selbstbestimmt bewegen können
  3. 3
    Fläche, auf der sich gehaltene Tiere selbstbestimmt bewegen können
  4. 4
    Bewegung von Masken (maskierten Menschen) im Zuschauerbereich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie erfüllen die strengere Abgasnorm EU-6 und haben neu eine Segelfunktion an Bord, die den Motor der serienmässigen 8-Gang-Automatik im Freilauf entkoppelt.“
  2. „Ein Fixie besitzt keinen Freilauf, keine Gangschaltung - und manche haben weder Hand- noch Rücktrittbremse.“

This word in other languages

freewheel(English)roue libre(Français)

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 "Freilauf"?
"Freilauf" is spelled F-R-E-I-L-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯f].
What does "Freilauf" mean?
As a noun, "Freilauf" means: bewusst hergestellte Trennung von Antrieb und Antriebsrad beziehungsweise -rädern
How do you pronounce "Freilauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freilauf" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freilauf" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fontänen#83,967fütterte#83,986gebuchte#84,000Geissens#84,009

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list