Het Vrije Woord (Free Speech) was a Dutch-language newspaper published clandestinely in Belgium during the German occupation in World War II.

The Vrije Woord was the result of co-operation largely between various different groups, including Catholics, Jews and Trotskyites and, although its circulation was never as extensive as other Flemish underground newspapers, it was distinguished by its high-brow content.

[1] Het Vrije Woord was published by a small number of people (around 50 at its height)[1] largely from Jewish or communist backgrounds.

Vrank en Vrij was basically a continuation of Het Vrije Woord which was printed from January 1943 until liberation and achieved a circulation of 4,300.

The group also began to regularly publish a German-language newspaper (called Das Freie Wort) aimed at German soldiers.