schulfrei

[ˈʃuːlˌfʁaɪ̯]

/[ˈʃuːlˌfʁaɪ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“schulfrei” is uncommon German (frequency #78,519 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,519
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kein / ohne Schulunterricht

Corpus desk

Index DE-schulfrei · schulfrei · German

schulfrei · rank #78,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,519
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schulgarten

Nearest frequency peer: Schulgarten (+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 „schulfrei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schulfrei
PropertyValue
Headwordschulfrei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃuːlˌfʁaɪ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,519
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schulfrei“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schulgarten“ (#78,520), „Schullehrer“ (#78,521), „Schriftsatz“ (#78,516). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schulfrei“ bei #78,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schulfrei is uncommon German at frequency #78,519 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃuːlˌfʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kein / ohne Schulunterricht".

No misspelling variants are generated for schulfrei in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 schulfrei, spelled S-C-H-U-L-F-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    kein / ohne Schulunterricht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An ihrem schulfreien Tag konnten sie ausschlafen.
  2. „Kam die Entwarnung nach Mitternacht, dann gab es zwei Stunden schulfrei, das war angenehm, mitunter sogar wünschenswert.“

Synonyms

unterrichtsfrei

Antonyms

arbeitsfrei

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 "schulfrei"?
"schulfrei" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-F-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːlˌfʁaɪ̯].
What does "schulfrei" mean?
As an adjective, "schulfrei" means: kein / ohne Schulunterricht
How do you pronounce "schulfrei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schulfrei" is [ˈʃuːlˌfʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schulfrei" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schleimig#78,509schlaffen#78,507Seilwinde#78,536somewhere#78,555

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list