freedom of religion

/ˈfɹiː.dəm əv ɹɪˈlɪ.dʒən/

//ˈfɹiː.dəm əv ɹɪˈlɪ.dʒən// noun

"freedom-of-religion" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“freedom of religion” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The fundamental human right to hold, adopt, change, or abandon any religion or belief, without the fear of harm or prosecution.

Corpus desk

Index EN-freedom-of-religion · freedom of religion · English

freedom of religion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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 freedom of religion
PropertyValue
Headwordfreedom of religion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɹiː.dəm əv ɹɪˈlɪ.dʒən/
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “freedom of religion” sits in English frequency

freedom of religion falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

freedom of religion is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɹiː.dəm əv ɹɪˈlɪ.dʒən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The fundamental human right to hold, adopt, change, or abandon any religion or belief, without the fear of harm or prosecution.".

No misspelling variants are generated for freedom of religion in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is freedom of religion, spelled F-R-E-E-D-O-M- -O-F- -R-E-L-I-G-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The fundamental human right to hold, adopt, change, or abandon any religion or belief, without the fear of harm or prosecution.

This word in other languages

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "freedom of religion"?
"freedom of religion" is spelled F-R-E-E-D-O-M- -O-F- -R-E-L-I-G-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɹiː.dəm əv ɹɪˈlɪ.dʒən/.
What does "freedom of religion" mean?
As a noun, "freedom of religion" means: The fundamental human right to hold, adopt, change, or abandon any religion or belief, without the fear of harm or prosecution.
How do you pronounce "freedom of religion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "freedom of religion" is /ˈfɹiː.dəm əv ɹɪˈlɪ.dʒən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "freedom of religion" come from?
"freedom of religion" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list