Fremdheit

[ˈfʁɛmthaɪ̯t]

/[ˈfʁɛmthaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fremdheit” is uncommon German (frequency #76,792 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,792
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zustand mangelnder Vertrautheit

Key facts for Fremdheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordFremdheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁɛmthaɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fremdheit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Fremdheit lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fremdheit is uncommon German at frequency #76,792 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁɛmthaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand mangelnder Vertrautheit".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fremdheit, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fremdheit, spelled F-R-E-M-D-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand mangelnder Vertrautheit

Synonyms

Unvertrautheit

Antonyms

Vertrautheit

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 "Fremdheit"?
"Fremdheit" is spelled F-R-E-M-D-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁɛmthaɪ̯t].
What does "Fremdheit" mean?
As a noun, "Fremdheit" means: Zustand mangelnder Vertrautheit
How do you pronounce "Fremdheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fremdheit" is [ˈfʁɛmthaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fremdheit" come from?
"Fremdheit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Fremdheit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-R-E-M-D-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfʁɛmthaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list