# freedom

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹiː.dəm/ · frequency rank #1,454

## Definitions
1. The state of being free.
2. The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
3. The right or privilege of unrestricted use or access
4. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
5. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.

## Etymology
From Middle English fredom, freedom, from Old English frēodōm (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm (“freedom”). Equivalent to free + -dom. Cognate with North Frisian fridoem (“freedom”), Dutch vrijdom (“freedom”), Low German frīdom (“freedom”), Middle High German vrītuom (“freedom”), Norwegian fridom (“freedom”).

## Easily confused with
- **freedoms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freedom-vs-freedoms)
- **freed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freed-vs-freedom)
- **Fredo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fredo-vs-freedom)

## Common misspellings (10)
`feredom`, `ffreedom`, `fredeom`, `fredom`, `freeddom`, `freedmo`, `freedomm`, `freeodm`, `frreedom`, `rfeedom`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/freedom