Freistadt
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtat]
The verdict
“Freistadt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,779. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,779
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Freie Stadt, eine vom regionalen politischen System unabhängige Stadtschaft
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 | Freistadt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtat] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #35,779 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Freistadt” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Freistadt (IPA [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtat]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,779 among 45,736 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Freistadt, with forms such as "feristadt", "ffreistadt", and "freisatdt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Freistaat", "Freistaats", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Freistadt, spelled F-R-E-I-S-T-A-D-T.
Definition
- 1Freie Stadt, eine vom regionalen politischen System unabhängige Stadtschaft
- 2die burgenländischen Statutarstädte Rust und Eisenstadt
- 3Asylstadt, ein biblisches Rechtsinstitut; Sonderrechtszone mit Privilegien in der Asyl gewährt wird
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: feristadt,ffreistadt,freisatdt,freisstadt,freistaddt,freistadtt,freistatd,freistdat,freisttadt,freitsadt,fresitadt,friestadt,frreistadt,rfeistadt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Freistadt - 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.
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Using “Freistadt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-I-S-T-A-D-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtat] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Freistaat” - see the side-by-side comparison. Freistadt vs Freistaat
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.