# Freiburg

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /fɹaɪ.bɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ · frequency rank #41,134

## Definitions
1. A canton of Switzerland. (the German name)
2. The capital city of Fribourg canton, Switzerland. (the German name)
3. A German city in Baden-Württemberg located in the Black Forest. The population is around 200,000.

## Etymology
From German frei (“free”) + Burg (“fortification”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`feriburg`, `ffreiburg`, `frebiurg`, `freibburg`, `freibrug`, `freibugr`, `freiburgg`, `freiburrg`, `freiubrg`, `frieburg`, `frreiburg`, `rfeiburg`

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