freisprechen
German, verb[ˈfʁaɪˌʃpʁɛçən]
freisprechen is spelled F-R-E-I-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 68,093rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freisprechen is a German verb meaning “to acquit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Urteil erklären, dass die Anklage nicht zu halten ist”.
What does freisprechen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to acquit
- 2
to exonerate
- 3
to exculpate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch Urteil erklären, dass die Anklage nicht zu halten ist 2. jemandem aufgrund bestandener Abschlussprüfung den Status eines Gesellen oder Facharbeiters verleihen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of freisprechen
- spricht frei present singular third-person
- sprach frei past
- freigesprochen participle past
- spräche frei past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 4 strong
- freisprechend participle present
- freizusprechen infinitive infinitive-zu
- spreche frei first-person indicative present
- sprechen frei first-person indicative plural
- sprichst frei indicative present second-person
- sprecht frei indicative plural present
- sprechest frei second-person singular subjunctive
- sprechet frei plural second-person subjunctive
- sprachen frei first-person indicative plural
- sprächen frei first-person formal plural
- sprachst frei indicative preterite second-person
- spracht frei indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce freisprechen?
- [ˈfʁaɪˌʃpʁɛçən]
- [-çn̩]
- [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to freisprechen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is freisprechen in German?
freisprechen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).