Pressefreiheit

[ˈpʁɛsəˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]

/[ˈpʁɛsəˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pressefreiheit” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,151
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recht der Presse (und anderer Medien), frei und ohne Zensur Informationen und Meinungen zu veröffentlichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pressefreiheit · Pressefreiheit · German

Pressefreiheit · rank #14,151 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,151
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH policy

Nearest frequency peer: policy (-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 „Pressefreiheit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pressefreiheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordPressefreiheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁɛsəˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]
Letters14
Frequency rank#14,151
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pressefreiheit“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pressefreiheitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „policy“ (#14,150), „Projektleiter“ (#14,152), „Platin“ (#14,149). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pressefreiheit“ bei #14,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around Pressefreiheit (IPA [ˈpʁɛsəˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,151 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Recht der Presse (und anderer Medien), frei und ohne Zensur Informationen und Meinungen zu veröffentlichen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pressefreiheit, with forms such as "perssefreiheit", "ppressefreiheit", and "presefreiheit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pressefreiheit, spelled P-R-E-S-S-E-F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recht der Presse (und anderer Medien), frei und ohne Zensur Informationen und Meinungen zu veröffentlichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In vielen Staaten ist die Pressefreiheit stark eingeschränkt.
  2. „So stark war seine Verachtung der Journaille, so stark seine Achtung vor formaler Pressefreiheit.“

Synonyms

RedefreiheitSchreibfreiheit

This word in other languages

freedom of the press(English)liberté de la presse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perssefreiheit
  • ppressefreiheit
  • presefreiheit
  • presesfreiheit
  • presseferiheit
  • presseffreiheit
  • pressefrehieit
  • pressefreiehit
  • pressefreiheitt
  • pressefreiheti
  • pressefreihheit
  • pressefreihiet
  • pressefrieheit
  • pressefriehiet
  • pressefrreiheit
  • presserfeiheit
  • pressfereiheit
  • preßefreiheit
  • prressefreiheit
  • prsesefreiheit
  • rpessefreiheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pressefreiheit - 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.

perssefreiheit2ppressefreiheit1presefreiheit1presesfreiheit2presseferiheit2presseffreiheit1pressefrehieit2pressefreiehit2
Edit distance from "Pressefreiheit"

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 "Pressefreiheit"?
"Pressefreiheit" is spelled P-R-E-S-S-E-F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁɛsəˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t].
What does "Pressefreiheit" mean?
As a noun, "Pressefreiheit" means: Recht der Presse (und anderer Medien), frei und ohne Zensur Informationen und Meinungen zu veröffentlichen
What are common misspellings of "Pressefreiheit"?
Common misspellings include "perssefreiheit", "ppressefreiheit", "presefreiheit", "presesfreiheit", "presseferiheit". The correct spelling is "Pressefreiheit".
How do you pronounce "Pressefreiheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pressefreiheit" is [ˈpʁɛsəˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pressefreiheit" come from?
"Pressefreiheit" 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 "Pressefreiheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rekonstruktion#14,159Süddeutschland#14,183weiterführende#14,208Grundeinkommen#14,090

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

selbstbewusst21 variantsLandesverband21 variantskonventionellen21 variantsrepräsentative21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list