freizuschalten

[ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌʃaltn̩]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌʃaltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“freizuschalten” is uncommon German (frequency #92,918 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,918
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-freizuschalten · freizuschalten · German

freizuschalten · rank #92,918 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,918
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freizeiten

Nearest frequency peer: Freizeiten (-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 „freizuschalten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for freizuschalten
PropertyValue
Headwordfreizuschalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌʃaltn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#92,918
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „freizuschalten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).freizuschaltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Freizeiten“ (#92,917), „Frevler“ (#92,919), „Freigänger“ (#92,915). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „freizuschalten“ bei #92,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

freizuschalten is uncommon German at frequency #92,918 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌʃaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs freischalten".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for freizuschalten, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is freizuschalten, spelled F-R-E-I-Z-U-S-C-H-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs freischalten

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 "freizuschalten"?
"freizuschalten" is spelled F-R-E-I-Z-U-S-C-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌʃaltn̩].
What does "freizuschalten" mean?
As a verb, "freizuschalten" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs freischalten
How do you pronounce "freizuschalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "freizuschalten" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯t͡suˌʃaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "freizuschalten" come from?
"freizuschalten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Futterpflanzen#92,931Geldentwertung#92,955Genitalbereich#92,965Elefantenrunde#92,825

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list