Freizeichen
German, noun/ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩/
Freizeichen is spelled F-R-E-I-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freizeichen is a German neuter noun meaning “dial tone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tonsignal im Telefon, das anzeigt, dass der/die Angerufene nicht gerade einen anderen Anruf hat”.
What does Freizeichen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdial tone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tonsignal im Telefon, das anzeigt, dass der/die Angerufene nicht gerade einen anderen Anruf 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 Freizeichen
- Freizeichens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Freizeichen?
- /ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩/
- [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Freizeichen in German?
Freizeichen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).