Freistoß
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtoːs]
The verdict
“Freistoß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Schiedsrichter verordnete Maßnahme beim Fußballspiel, bei der der Ball vom Schützen ungehindert gespielt wird, nachdem die gegnerische Mannschaft einen Regelverstoß (Foul) begangen hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-freisto · Freistoß · German
Freistoß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Freistoß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtoːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Freistoß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Freistoß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtoːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vom Schiedsrichter verordnete Maßnahme beim Fußballspiel, bei der der Ball vom Schützen ungehindert gespielt wird, nachdem die gegnerische Mannschaft einen Regelverstoß (Foul) begangen hat".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Freistoß in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Freistoß, spelled F-R-E-I-S-T-O-S-S.
Definition
- 1vom Schiedsrichter verordnete Maßnahme beim Fußballspiel, bei der der Ball vom Schützen ungehindert gespielt wird, nachdem die gegnerische Mannschaft einen Regelverstoß (Foul) begangen hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Freistoß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Simone hat mal wieder einen Freistoß verwandelt.
Nils tritt den Freistoß.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.