freistellen
German, verb[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən]
freistellen is spelled F-R-E-I-S-T-E-L-L-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freistellen is a German verb meaning “to exempt; to release, to extinguish someone’s obligation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemanden (in der Regel vorübergehend) von einer Tätigkeit oder Verpflichtung befreien”.
What does freistellen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to exempt; to release, to extinguish someone’s obligation
Der Soldat wurde für drei Wochen vom Geländedienst freigestellt.
- 2
to leave something up to someone; to make it someone’s free decision; to let someone decide something
Ich stelle Ihnen das frei.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemanden (in der Regel vorübergehend) von einer Tätigkeit oder Verpflichtung befreien 2. jemandem die Möglichkeit bieten, sich frei für etwas zu entscheiden 3. jemanden von seiner Arbeitsstelle entlassen
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 freistellen
- stellt frei present singular third-person
- stellte frei past
- freigestellt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- freistellend participle present
- freizustellen infinitive infinitive-zu
- stelle frei first-person indicative present
- stellen frei first-person indicative plural
- stellst frei indicative present second-person
- stellest frei second-person singular subjunctive
- stellet frei plural second-person subjunctive
- stellten frei first-person indicative plural
- stelltest frei indicative preterite second-person
- stelltet frei indicative plural preterite
- stell frei! imperative singular
- stelle frei! imperative singular
- stellt frei! imperative plural
- freigestellt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce freistellen?
- [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to freistellen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is freistellen in German?
freistellen 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).