freistellen

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“freistellen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #71,346 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#71,346
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden (in der Regel vorübergehend) von einer Tätigkeit oder Verpflichtung befreien

Key facts for freistellen
PropertyValue
Headwordfreistellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,346
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “freistellen” 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). freistellen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for freistellen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,346 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

freistellen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is freistellen, spelled F-R-E-I-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden (in der Regel vorübergehend) von einer Tätigkeit oder Verpflichtung befreien
  2. 2
    jemandem die Möglichkeit bieten, sich frei für etwas zu entscheiden
  3. 3
    jemanden von seiner Arbeitsstelle entlassen

Synonyms

anheimstellenentlassenfreisetzen

Antonyms

vorbestimmenvorgeben

This word in other languages

exempt(English)

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 "freistellen"?
"freistellen" is spelled F-R-E-I-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən].
What does "freistellen" mean?
As a verb, "freistellen" means: jemanden (in der Regel vorübergehend) von einer Tätigkeit oder Verpflichtung befreien
How do you pronounce "freistellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "freistellen" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "freistellen" come from?
"freistellen" 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 “freistellen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-I-S-T-E-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən] (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
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