Freischaltung

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃaltʊŋ]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃaltʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Freischaltung” is uncommon German (frequency #79,166 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,166
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Freigeben von etwas; das Freischalten; das Freigeschaltetwerden oder auch das Freigeschaltetsein

Corpus desk

Index DE-freischaltung · Freischaltung · German

Freischaltung · rank #79,166 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,166
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fremdeinwirku…

Nearest frequency peer: Fremdeinwirkung (+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 „Freischaltung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Freischaltung
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreischaltung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃaltʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#79,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Freischaltung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Freischaltungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fremdeinwirkung“ (#79,167), „Footballspieler“ (#79,163), „fruchtbarer“ (#79,169). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Freischaltung“ bei #79,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Freischaltung is uncommon German at frequency #79,166 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃaltʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Freigeben von etwas; das Freischalten; das Freigeschaltetwerden oder auch das Freigeschaltetsein".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Freischaltung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Freischaltung, spelled F-R-E-I-S-C-H-A-L-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Freigeben von etwas; das Freischalten; das Freigeschaltetwerden oder auch das Freigeschaltetsein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bei der einmaligen Freischaltung wird Ihre E-Mail-Adresse mit Ihren Abo-Informationen verknüpft.“

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 "Freischaltung"?
"Freischaltung" is spelled F-R-E-I-S-C-H-A-L-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃaltʊŋ].
What does "Freischaltung" mean?
As a noun, "Freischaltung" means: das Freigeben von etwas; das Freischalten; das Freigeschaltetwerden oder auch das Freigeschaltetsein
How do you pronounce "Freischaltung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freischaltung" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃaltʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freischaltung" come from?
"Freischaltung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list