Freiluft

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlʊft]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlʊft]/ noun

The verdict

“Freiluft” is uncommon German (frequency #51,322 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,322
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Gasgemisch der frei beweglichen Atmosphäre

Corpus desk

Index DE-freiluft · Freiluft · German

Freiluft · rank #51,322 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,322
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 45,736
  • PHOTO-FINISH forensischen

Nearest frequency peer: forensischen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Freiluft”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Freiluft” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Freiluft
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreiluft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlʊft]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,322
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Freiluft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Freiluft lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Freiluft is uncommon German at frequency #51,322 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlʊft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Gasgemisch der frei beweglichen Atmosphäre".

Zero misspellings are on record for Freiluft in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Freiluft, spelled F-R-E-I-L-U-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Gasgemisch der frei beweglichen Atmosphäre

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Freiluft"?
"Freiluft" is spelled F-R-E-I-L-U-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlʊft].
What does "Freiluft" mean?
As a noun, "Freiluft" means: das Gasgemisch der frei beweglichen Atmosphäre
How do you pronounce "Freiluft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freiluft" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌlʊft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freiluft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list