# handle vs hands

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### handle
*verb · IPA [ˈhandlə] · frequency rank #11,668*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs handeln

### hands
*noun · IPA [hændz] · frequency rank #19,248*
Plural des Substantivs hand

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/handle-vs-hands