freilaufend
German, adjective/ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩t/
freilaufend is a German adjective meaning “alternative form of frei laufend” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht angekettet/ohne Leine (Hunde); nicht im Käfig gehalten (Hühner)”.
What does freilaufend mean in English?
adjective
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alternative form of frei laufend
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht angekettet/ohne Leine (Hunde); nicht im Käfig gehalten (Hühner) 2. Rad und Antrieb (beispielsweise über eine Kette) sind frei laufend, wenn das schneller laufende Rad nicht durch den Antrieb gebremst wird, das heißt Rad und Antrieb getrennt sind
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 freilaufend
- freilaufender masculine nominative singular
- freilaufende feminine nominative singular
- freilaufendes neuter nominative singular
- freilaufenden genitive masculine singular
- freilaufendem dative masculine singular
- der freilaufende definite includes-article masculine
- die freilaufende definite feminine includes-article
- das freilaufende definite includes-article neuter
- die freilaufenden definite includes-article nominative
- des freilaufenden definite genitive includes-article
- der freilaufenden definite feminine genitive
- dem freilaufenden dative definite includes-article
- den freilaufenden dative definite includes-article
- frei laufend alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce freilaufend?
- /ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩t/
- [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to freilaufend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is freilaufend in German?
freilaufend appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).