unfrei

/[ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#69,810

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

unfrei is anGermanadj. It means: nicht unabhängig, sondern gebunden (an eine Macht) Pronounced [ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯].

Key facts for unfrei
PropertyValue
Headwordunfrei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of unfrei in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unfrei is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,810 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for unfrei in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is unfrei, spelled U-N-F-R-E-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht unabhängig, sondern gebunden (an eine Macht)
  2. 2
    nicht selbstbestimmt und spontan
  3. 3
    nicht mit einer Briefmarke versehen; vom Versender unbezahlt aufgegeben
  4. 4
    nicht zum allgemeinen kostenlosen Gebrauch zugelassen
  5. 5
    zum Beispiel zu den Leibeigenen gehörend oder denen, die kein eigenes Land besaßen

Antonyms

Frequency rank: #69,810 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unfrei"?
"unfrei" is spelled U-N-F-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯].
What does "unfrei" mean?
As an adj, "unfrei" means: nicht unabhängig, sondern gebunden (an eine Macht)
How do you pronounce "unfrei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unfrei" is [ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unfrei" come from?
"unfrei" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.