freizuhalten

[ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌhaltn̩]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌhaltn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“freizuhalten” is uncommon German (frequency #63,327 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,327
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs freihalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-freizuhalten · freizuhalten · German

freizuhalten · rank #63,327 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,327
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fritze

Nearest frequency peer: Fritze (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „freizuhalten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „freizuhalten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for freizuhalten
PropertyValue
Headwordfreizuhalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌhaltn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#63,327
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „freizuhalten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).freizuhaltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fritze“ (#63,328), „Freibeuter“ (#63,325), „Freeware“ (#63,324). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „freizuhalten“ bei #63,327. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

freizuhalten is uncommon German at frequency #63,327 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs freihalten".

freizuhalten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is freizuhalten, spelled F-R-E-I-Z-U-H-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs freihalten

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "freizuhalten"?
"freizuhalten" is spelled F-R-E-I-Z-U-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌhaltn̩].
What does "freizuhalten" mean?
As a verb, "freizuhalten" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs freihalten
How do you pronounce "freizuhalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "freizuhalten" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌhaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "freizuhalten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "freizuhalten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list