Freimaurerei

[ˌfʁaɪ̯maʊ̯ʁəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ˌfʁaɪ̯maʊ̯ʁəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Freimaurerei” is uncommon German (frequency #55,328 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,328
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weltweit verbreitete Humanitätsbewegung, die ihre Anhänger dem Ideal des edlen Menschentums näherbringen will

Corpus desk

Index DE-freimaurerei · Freimaurerei · German

Freimaurerei · rank #55,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,328
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friedrichsdorf

Nearest frequency peer: Friedrichsdorf (+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 „Freimaurerei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Freimaurerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreimaurerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌfʁaɪ̯maʊ̯ʁəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Freimaurerei“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Freimaurereifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Friedrichsdorf“ (#55,329), „Fructose“ (#55,330), „Flüssiggas“ (#55,325). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Freimaurerei“ bei #55,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Freimaurerei is uncommon German at frequency #55,328 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌfʁaɪ̯maʊ̯ʁəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weltweit verbreitete Humanitätsbewegung, die ihre Anhänger dem Ideal des edlen Menschentums näherbringen will".

Freimaurerei doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Freimaurerei, spelled F-R-E-I-M-A-U-R-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    weltweit verbreitete Humanitätsbewegung, die ihre Anhänger dem Ideal des edlen Menschentums näherbringen will

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Freimaurer ist ein Anhänger der Freimaurerei.

This word in other languages

freemasonry(English)franc-maçonnerie(Français)maçonaria(Português)

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 "Freimaurerei"?
"Freimaurerei" is spelled F-R-E-I-M-A-U-R-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfʁaɪ̯maʊ̯ʁəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Freimaurerei" mean?
As a noun, "Freimaurerei" means: weltweit verbreitete Humanitätsbewegung, die ihre Anhänger dem Ideal des edlen Menschentums näherbringen will
How do you pronounce "Freimaurerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freimaurerei" is [ˌfʁaɪ̯maʊ̯ʁəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freimaurerei" come from?
"Freimaurerei" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fünfjähriger#55,337galaktischen#55,338Fensterbrett#55,314fehlerhafter#55,310

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list