Freiraum
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Freiraum” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,888
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - ein frei zu haltender oder frei gehaltener Raum oder eine solche Fläche
Corpus desk
Index DE-freiraum · Freiraum · German
Freiraum · rank #18,888 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #18,888
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH foyer
Nearest frequency peer: foyer (-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 “Freiraum”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- fetzen
fetzen
81,116 corpus weight
- Feuers
Feuers
81,115 corpus weight
- foyer
foyer
81,114 corpus weight
- Freiraum
Freiraum
81,113 corpus weight
- fremdes
fremdes
81,112 corpus weight
- gaga
gaga
81,110 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Freiraum” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Freiraum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #18,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Freiraum” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Freiraum (IPA [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,888 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Freiraum, with forms such as "feriraum", "ffreiraum", and "freiarum". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Freiräume", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Freiraum, spelled F-R-E-I-R-A-U-M.
Definition
- 1ein frei zu haltender oder frei gehaltener Raum oder eine solche Fläche
- 2die Freiheit, die eine Person oder eine Gruppe zur Entwicklung, Definition und Entfaltung ihrer Identität und Kreativität benötigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Freiraum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zwischen den einzelnen Planungsgebieten ist noch genügend Freiraum gelassen worden.
Immer wieder betonte sie, wie wichtig ihr der eigene Freiraum sei.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- feriraum
- ffreiraum
- freiarum
- freiramu
- freiraumm
- freirraum
- freiruam
- freriaum
- frieraum
- frreiraum
- rfeiraum
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Freiraum - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Freiraum", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Freiraum". Here's where to go from here.
- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Freiräume". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #18,888 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.