Freundschaft

[ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntʃaft]

/[ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Freundschaft” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,957. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,957
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beziehung zwischen zwei oder mehr Freunden

Corpus desk

Index DE-freundschaft · Freundschaft · German

Freundschaft · rank #2,957 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,957
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH freundlich

Nearest frequency peer: freundlich (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Freundschaft“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Freundschaft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Freundschaft vs Freundschaften
86% similar
Freundschaft vs Feindschaft
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Freundschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordFreundschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntʃaft]
Letters12
Frequency rank#2,957
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Freundschaft“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Freundschaftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „freundlich“ (#2,956), „Fritz“ (#2,958), „Fluss“ (#2,955). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Freundschaft“ bei #2,957. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Freundschaft (IPA [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,957 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Freundschaft, with forms such as "ferundschaft", "ffreundschaft", and "frenudschaft". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Freundschaften", "Feindschaft", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Freundschaft, spelled F-R-E-U-N-D-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beziehung zwischen zwei oder mehr Freunden
  2. 2
    Gruppe von befreundeten Personen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Freundschaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die beiden verbindet eine langjährige Freundschaft.
  2. „Es fiel mir immer leicht, Freundschaften zu knüpfen.“

Antonyms

Feindschaft

This word in other languages

friendship(English)amistad(Español)amitié(Français)amizade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ferundschaft
  • ffreundschaft
  • frenudschaft
  • freudnschaft
  • freundcshaft
  • freunddschaft
  • freundscahft
  • freundscchaft
  • freundschafft
  • freundschaftt
  • freundschatf
  • freundschfat
  • freundschhaft
  • freundshcaft
  • freundsschaft
  • freunndschaft
  • freunsdchaft
  • frreundschaft
  • fruendschaft
  • rfeundschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Freundschaft - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ferundschaft2ffreundschaft1frenudschaft2freudnschaft2freundcshaft2freunddschaft1freundscahft2freundscchaft1
Edit distance from "Freundschaft"

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 "Freundschaft"?
"Freundschaft" is spelled F-R-E-U-N-D-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntʃaft].
What does "Freundschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Freundschaft" means: Beziehung zwischen zwei oder mehr Freunden
What words are commonly confused with "Freundschaft"?
"Freundschaft" is commonly confused with "Freundschaften", "Feindschaft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Freundschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Freundschaft" is [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Freundschaft" come from?
"Freundschaft" 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 "Freundschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

irgendwelche#2,973Überraschung#3,014ausdrücklich#3,020eingerichtet#3,031

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

Niedersachsen20 variantsAnforderungen20 variantsverschwinden20 variantsOrganisationen20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list