Narrenfreiheit
German, noun[ˈnaʁənˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]
Narrenfreiheit is spelled N-A-R-R-E-N-F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Narrenfreiheit is a German feminine noun meaning “jester's license, jester's freedom, jester's privilege” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Möglichkeit, ungestraft ganz ungewöhnliche Dinge zu sagen oder zu tun”.
What does Narrenfreiheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejester's license, jester's freedom, jester's privilege
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Möglichkeit, ungestraft ganz ungewöhnliche Dinge zu sagen oder zu tun
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Narrenfreiheit
- Narrenfreiheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Narrenfreiheit?
- [ˈnaʁənˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Narrenfreiheit in German?
Narrenfreiheit appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).