Freiwurflinie
German, noun/ˈfʁaɪ̯vʊʁfˌliːni̯ə/
Freiwurflinie is spelled F-R-E-I-W-U-R-F-L-I-N-I-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 228,970th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freiwurflinie is a German feminine noun meaning “free-throw line” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Linie, von der ein Freiwurf ausgeführt werden muss”.
What does Freiwurflinie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefree-throw line
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Linie, von der ein Freiwurf ausgeführt werden muss
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 Freiwurflinie
- Freiwurflinien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Freiwurflinie?
- /ˈfʁaɪ̯vʊʁfˌliːni̯ə/
- [ˈfʁaɪ̯vʊʁfˌliːni̯ə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Freiwurflinie in German?
Freiwurflinie appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).