freebie
/ˈfɹiːbi/noun
freebie is spelled F-R-E-E-B-I-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, freebie means “Something which is free; a giveaway or handout” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of freebie is freebies.
How many letters and syllables are in freebie?
| Letters | 7: F-R-E-E-B-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is freebie?
Freebie appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce freebie?
- /ˈfɹiːbi/
Freebie has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-freebie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of freebie
- freebies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does freebie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSomething which is free; a giveaway or handout.
I didn't buy a thing, but they were handing out some neat freebies and samples.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Freebie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something which is free – see also handout:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bonus, échantillon gratuit |
| German | Gratisgeschenk, Produktprobe, Werbegeschenk |
| Portuguese | brinde |
| Spanish | yapa, ñapa, llapa, dádiva, vendaje, feria |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does freebie come from?
From free + -b- (epenthetic) + -ie or free + -bie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).