schulfrei
[ˈʃuːlˌfʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“schulfrei” is uncommon German (frequency #78,519 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,519
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kein / ohne Schulunterricht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schulfrei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃuːlˌfʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #78,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schulfrei” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
schulfrei is uncommon German at frequency #78,519 among 107,600 “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
- 1kein / ohne Schulunterricht
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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 “schulfrei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-U-L-F-R-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.