freischaufeln
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃaʊ̯fl̩n]
The verdict
“freischaufeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas freilegen, das von Material, zum Beispiel Erde oder Schnee, bedeckt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-freischaufeln · freischaufeln · German
freischaufeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | freischaufeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃaʊ̯fl̩n] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „freischaufeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
freischaufeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃaʊ̯fl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for freischaufeln, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is freischaufeln, spelled F-R-E-I-S-C-H-A-U-F-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas freilegen, das von Material, zum Beispiel Erde oder Schnee, bedeckt ist
- 2sich für etwas Zeit nehmen, obwohl man eigentlich mit anderem beschäftigt ist oder sein sollte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how freischaufeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es hat ordentlich geschneit, ich muss erst den Wagen freischaufeln, dann komme ich.
„Der meiste Schnee lag unberührt da, es gab kaum Fußspuren und kein einziger Pfad war freigeschaufelt worden.“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.