abhandeln

[ˈapˌhandl̩n]

/[ˈapˌhandl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“abhandeln” is uncommon German (frequency #98,042 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,042
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit jemandem über etwas verhandeln, sprechen, mit dem Ziel, dass man von ihm etwas bekommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-abhandeln · abhandeln · German

abhandeln · rank #98,042 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,042
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgibst

Nearest frequency peer: abgibst (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „abhandeln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „abhandeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abhandeln
PropertyValue
Headwordabhandeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌhandl̩n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,042
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abhandeln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).abhandelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abgibst“ (#98,041), „abrüsten“ (#98,043), „abgepfiffen“ (#98,039). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „abhandeln“ bei #98,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abhandeln is uncommon German at frequency #98,042 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌhandl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abhandeln, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is abhandeln, spelled A-B-H-A-N-D-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit jemandem über etwas verhandeln, sprechen, mit dem Ziel, dass man von ihm etwas bekommt
  2. 2
    ein Thema in einem Vortrag oder einer Publikation bearbeiten, vorstellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich würde ihm gerne seine Briefmarken abhandeln.
  2. Das Thema muss endlich einmal abgehandelt werden.

Synonyms

abkungelnverhandelnbehandelndarlegendarstellenerläutern

Antonyms

entwendenraubenstehlenwegnehmenauslassenübergehen

This word in other languages

deal with(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abhandeln"?
"abhandeln" is spelled A-B-H-A-N-D-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌhandl̩n].
What does "abhandeln" mean?
As a verb, "abhandeln" means: mit jemandem über etwas verhandeln, sprechen, mit dem Ziel, dass man von ihm etwas bekommt
How do you pronounce "abhandeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abhandeln" is [ˈapˌhandl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abhandeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abhandeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

advantage#98,054Überdruss#98,025Zugfahren#98,005zugewinne#98,004

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list