fremd

/fɹɛmd/

//fɹɛmd// adj

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"fremd" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fremd” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Strange, unusual, out of the ordinary; unfamiliar.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fremd · fremd · English

fremd · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for fremd
PropertyValue
Headwordfremd
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fɹɛmd/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fremd” sits in English frequency

fremdsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

fremd is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /fɹɛmd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for fremd in our index, 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English fremde, fremede (“strange, foreign”), from Old English fremde, fremede, fremeþe (“foreign, strange”), from Proto-West Germanic *framiþī, from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz (“foreign, not one's own”). Cognate with Scots fremmit, frempt (“fremd… The correct English form is fremd, spelled F-R-E-M-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Strange, unusual, out of the ordinary; unfamiliar.
  2. 2
    Not kin, unrelated; foreign.
  3. 3
    Wild; untamed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fremd appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Something fremd has been going on here.
  2. A fremd man this.

Etymology

From Middle English fremde, fremede (“strange, foreign”), from Old English fremde, fremede, fremeþe (“foreign, strange”), from Proto-West Germanic *framiþī, from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz (“foreign, not one's own”). Cognate with Scots fremmit, frempt (“fremd”), West Frisian frjemd (“strange, fremd”), Dutch vreemd (“strange, foreign”), German fremd (“fremd, strange, foreign”), Swedish främmande (“foreign, outlandish, strange”). More at from.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fremd"?
"fremd" is spelled F-R-E-M-D. The IPA pronunciation is /fɹɛmd/.
What does "fremd" mean?
As an adjective, "fremd" means: Strange, unusual, out of the ordinary; unfamiliar.
How do you pronounce "fremd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fremd" is /fɹɛmd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "fremd"?
From Middle English fremde, fremede (“strange, foreign”), from Old English fremde, fremede, fremeþe (“foreign, strange”), from Proto-West Germanic *framiþī, from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz (“foreign, not one's own”). Cognate with Scots fremmit, frem... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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