Freiwurf
German, noun/ˈfʁaɪ̯vʊʁf/
Freiwurf is spelled F-R-E-I-W-U-R-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freiwurf is a German masculine noun meaning “free throw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ungehindert auszuführender Wurf, nachdem die gegnerische Mannschaft regelwidrig gehandelt hat”.
What does Freiwurf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefree throw
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ungehindert auszuführender Wurf, nachdem die gegnerische Mannschaft regelwidrig gehandelt hat
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 Freiwurf
- Freiwurfes genitive
- Freiwurfs genitive
- Freiwürfe plural
- Freiwurfe dative singular
- Freiwürfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Freiwurf?
- /ˈfʁaɪ̯vʊʁf/
- [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvʊʁf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Freiwurf in German?
Freiwurf appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).