wahlfrei

[ˈvaːlˌfʁaɪ̯]

/[ˈvaːlˌfʁaɪ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“wahlfrei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der freien Auswahl überlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wahlfrei · wahlfrei · German

wahlfrei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for wahlfrei
PropertyValue
Headwordwahlfrei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvaːlˌfʁaɪ̯]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wahlfrei“ im Deutschen

wahlfreischafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wahlfrei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvaːlˌfʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der freien Auswahl überlassen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wahlfrei, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wahlfrei, spelled W-A-H-L-F-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    der freien Auswahl überlassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bei wahlfreier Anreise können Sie selber entscheiden, wann Sie Ihren Urlaub anfangen möchten. Es muss nicht immer Samstags sein.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wahlfrei"?
"wahlfrei" is spelled W-A-H-L-F-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːlˌfʁaɪ̯].
What does "wahlfrei" mean?
As an adjective, "wahlfrei" means: der freien Auswahl überlassen
How do you pronounce "wahlfrei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wahlfrei" is [ˈvaːlˌfʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wahlfrei" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list