Freischütz

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃʏt͡s]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃʏt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Freischütz” is uncommon German (frequency #67,230 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,230
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schütze, der mit Hilfe von Freikugeln sein Ziel jederzeit absolut sicher und unfehlbar trifft

Key facts for Freischütz
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreischütz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃʏt͡s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,230
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Freischütz” 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). Freischütz 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

Freischütz is uncommon German at frequency #67,230 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃʏt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schütze, der mit Hilfe von Freikugeln sein Ziel jederzeit absolut sicher und unfehlbar trifft".

No misspelling variants are generated for Freischütz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Freischütz, spelled F-R-E-I-S-C-H-Ü-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schütze, der mit Hilfe von Freikugeln sein Ziel jederzeit absolut sicher und unfehlbar trifft

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 "Freischütz"?
"Freischütz" is spelled F-R-E-I-S-C-H-Ü-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃʏt͡s].
What does "Freischütz" mean?
As a noun, "Freischütz" means: Schütze, der mit Hilfe von Freikugeln sein Ziel jederzeit absolut sicher und unfehlbar trifft
How do you pronounce "Freischütz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freischütz" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃʏt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freischütz" come from?
"Freischütz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Freischütz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-I-S-C-H-Ü-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃʏt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list