freistellen

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“freistellen” is uncommon German (frequency #71,346 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,346
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden (in der Regel vorübergehend) von einer Tätigkeit oder Verpflichtung befreien

Corpus desk

Index DE-freistellen · freistellen · German

freistellen · rank #71,346 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,346
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH freigemacht

Nearest frequency peer: freigemacht (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “freistellen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “freistellen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for freistellen
PropertyValue
Headwordfreistellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,346
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “freistellen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).freistellenliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „freigemacht“ (#71,345), „Fremdenführer“ (#71,347), „Fremdherrschaft“ (#71,348). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

freistellen is uncommon German at frequency #71,346 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how freistellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich bin für eine Woche von der Arbeit freigestellt.
  2. Der Oberfeldwebel hatte ihn gemäß seinem Antrag für zwei Wochen von der Nachtwache freigestellt.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "freistellen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

freigemacht#71,345Geburtsland#71,370Gefühlslage#71,372Fahrstunden#71,314

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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