konfessionsfrei
[kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːnsˌfʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“konfessionsfrei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keiner anerkannten religiösen Gemeinschaft angehörig
Corpus desk
Index DE-konfessionsfrei · konfessionsfrei · German
konfessionsfrei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | konfessionsfrei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːnsˌfʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „konfessionsfrei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
konfessionsfrei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔnfɛˈsi̯oːnsˌfʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keiner anerkannten religiösen Gemeinschaft angehörig".
Zero misspellings are on record for konfessionsfrei in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is konfessionsfrei, spelled K-O-N-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-S-F-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1keiner anerkannten religiösen Gemeinschaft angehörig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how konfessionsfrei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In gesellschaftspolitischer Hinsicht wird kritisiert, dass der Begriff der Konfessionslosigkeit suggeriere, Menschen ohne religiöse Zugehörigkeit fehle etwas. In diesem Sinn bevorzugt z. B. der Humanistische Verband Deutschlands die Formulierung konfessionsfrei.“
„In gläubigen, areligiösen und konfessionsfreien Menschen vollziehen sich Prozesse, die durch formale Sanktionen behindert werden oder durch günstige äußere Bedingungen gefördert werden können.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.