Freitreppe
[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtʁɛpə]
The verdict
“Freitreppe” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,230 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #69,230
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - außerhalb eines Gebäudes befindliche Treppe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Freitreppe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtʁɛpə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #69,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Freitreppe” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Freitreppe is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtʁɛpə]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,230 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.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Freitreppe in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Freitreppe, spelled F-R-E-I-T-R-E-P-P-E.
Definition
- 1außerhalb eines Gebäudes befindliche Treppe
- 2prächtige und repräsentative Treppenanlage, die einem Gebäude vorgelagert ist und – häufig von zwei Seiten – zum Hauptportal hinaufführt, wo sie ein Podest bildet
- 3Treppe (mit repräsentativer Funktion), die zu einem großen Platz, einer großen Terrasse oder etwas Ähnlichem hinaufführt
Synonyms
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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 “Freitreppe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-I-T-R-E-P-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌtʁɛpə] (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.