Frevel

[ˈfʁeːfl̩]

/[ˈfʁeːfl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Frevel” is uncommon German (frequency #53,699 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,699
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grober Bruch einer Regel; etwas Ketzerisches, Verwerfliches

Corpus desk

Index DE-frevel · Frevel · German

Frevel · rank #53,699 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,699
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freifläche

Nearest frequency peer: Freifläche (-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 „Frevel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Frevel
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrevel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁeːfl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,699
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Frevel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Frevelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Freifläche“ (#53,698), „Freibäder“ (#53,697), „frog“ (#53,701). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Frevel“ bei #53,699. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Frevel is uncommon German at frequency #53,699 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁeːfl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "grober Bruch einer Regel; etwas Ketzerisches, Verwerfliches".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Frevel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Frevel, spelled F-R-E-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    grober Bruch einer Regel; etwas Ketzerisches, Verwerfliches

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ist doch Frevel, das ist pure Ketzerei!
  2. Dieser Frevel wird bestraft werden müssen.

Synonyms

KetzereiSakrileg

This word in other languages

sacrilege(English)sacrilegio(Español)sacrilège(Français)

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 "Frevel"?
"Frevel" is spelled F-R-E-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁeːfl̩].
What does "Frevel" mean?
As a noun, "Frevel" means: grober Bruch einer Regel; etwas Ketzerisches, Verwerfliches
How do you pronounce "Frevel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frevel" is [ˈfʁeːfl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frevel" come from?
"Frevel" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Furche#53,705Gebälk#53,713faules#53,678faseln#53,676

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list