schuldenfrei
[ˈʃʊldn̩ˌfʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“schuldenfrei” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,512 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #56,512
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - keine Schulden besitzend, ohne Schulden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schuldenfrei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊldn̩ˌfʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #56,512 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schuldenfrei” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schuldenfrei is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʊldn̩ˌfʁaɪ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,512 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "keine Schulden besitzend, ohne Schulden".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schuldenfrei, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schuldenfrei, spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-E-N-F-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1keine Schulden besitzend, ohne Schulden
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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.
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Using “schuldenfrei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-U-L-D-E-N-F-R-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃʊldn̩ˌfʁaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.