freedom of the city
"freedom-of-the-city" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“freedom of the city” 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 September 3, 2026) - The rights and privileges enjoyed by the freemen of medieval cities (their "citizens"), but not by outsiders, bondsmen, or others.
Corpus desk
Index EN-freedom-of-the-city · freedom of the city · English
freedom of the city · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | freedom of the city |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “freedom of the city” in English
Rare enough to double-check
freedom of the city is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
freedom of the city has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is freedom of the city, spelled F-R-E-E-D-O-M- -O-F- -T-H-E- -C-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The rights and privileges enjoyed by the freemen of medieval cities (their "citizens"), but not by outsiders, bondsmen, or others.
- 2An honor bestowed by certain cities, towns, and (UK) local councils, including those of rural counties.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how freedom of the city appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Retail sales in London were restricted to those with the freedom of the city until the 1850s.
No, your freedom of the city doesn't allow you to ignore traffic fines or drive sheep through rush-hour traffic.
Synonyms
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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.