freilich

[ˈfʁaɪ̯lɪç]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯lɪç]/ adv

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The verdict

“freilich” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,480
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indessen, jedoch

Corpus desk

Index DE-freilich · freilich · German

freilich · rank #5,480 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,480
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH freiwillige

Nearest frequency peer: freiwillige (+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 „freilich“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „freilich“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

freilich vs fröhlich
75% similar
freilich vs friedlich
78% similar
freilich vs fraglich
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for freilich
PropertyValue
Headwordfreilich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯lɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,480
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „freilich“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.freilichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „freiwillige“ (#5,481), „Experiment“ (#5,478), „fressen“ (#5,482). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „freilich“ bei #5,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around freilich (IPA [ˈfʁaɪ̯lɪç]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #5,480 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for freilich, with forms such as "ferilich", "ffreilich", and "freiilch". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fröhlich", "friedlich", "fraglich", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is freilich, spelled F-R-E-I-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    indessen, jedoch
  2. 2
    klare Zustimmung, selbstverständlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein halbwegs bequemer und gerader Wasserweg ist der Rhein freilich nicht immer gewesen.“
  2. Man muss die Leistung Kramniks gegen Deep Fritz anerkennen, auch wenn er das Match hoch verloren hat. Freilich muss man auch bemerken, dass er in keiner Partie auf Sieg stand.

Synonyms

allerdingszugegebenermaßenselbstverständlichgewisszweifelsohnesichersicherlichwohlzweifellosgewisslichallerdings

Antonyms

keinesfalls

This word in other languages

admittedly(English)sin embargo(Español)toutefois(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ferilich
  • ffreilich
  • freiilch
  • freilcih
  • freilicch
  • freilichh
  • freilihc
  • freillich
  • freliich
  • frielich
  • frreilich
  • rfeilich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of freilich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ferilich2ffreilich1freiilch2freilcih2freilicch1freilichh1freilihc2freillich1
Edit distance from "freilich"

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 "freilich"?
"freilich" is spelled F-R-E-I-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯lɪç].
What does "freilich" mean?
As an adverb, "freilich" means: indessen, jedoch
What words are commonly confused with "freilich"?
"freilich" is commonly confused with "fröhlich", "friedlich", "fraglich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "freilich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "freilich" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "freilich" come from?
"freilich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

geflogen#5,487geradezu#5,489gesunden#5,491bewerten#5,461

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

attraktiv12 variantsVorgaben12 variantsnormaler12 variantsReinhard12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list