Vogelfreiheit
German, noun/ˈfoːɡl̩fʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t/
Vogelfreiheit is spelled V-O-G-E-L-F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 55 million words in written German, the 452,179th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vogelfreiheit is a German feminine noun meaning “outlawry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand, ausgestoßen/rechtlos zu sein”.
What does Vogelfreiheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoutlawry
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand, ausgestoßen/rechtlos zu sein
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vogelfreiheit
- Vogelfreiheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vogelfreiheit?
- /ˈfoːɡl̩fʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t/
- [ˈfoːɡl̩fʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Vogelfreiheit in German?
Vogelfreiheit appears about once in every 55 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).