abhandeln
German, verb[ˈapˌhandl̩n]
abhandeln is spelled A-B-H-A-N-D-E-L-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abhandeln is a German verb meaning “to deal with, cover (a topic)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit jemandem über etwas verhandeln, sprechen, mit dem Ziel, dass man von ihm etwas bekommt”.
What does abhandeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to deal with, cover (a topic)
- 2
to strike a deal to buy
Ich habe ihm seine Briefmarken abgehandelt.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit jemandem über etwas verhandeln, sprechen, mit dem Ziel, dass man von ihm etwas bekommt 2. ein Thema in einem Vortrag oder einer Publikation bearbeiten, vorstellen 3. ein Thema in einem Gespräch behandeln₂ und damit abschließen; etwas zum Abschluss bringen, erledigen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abhandeln
- handelt ab present singular third-person
- handelte ab past
- abgehandelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- abhandelnd participle present
- abzuhandeln infinitive infinitive-zu
- handle ab first-person indicative present
- handele ab first-person indicative present
- handel ab first-person indicative present
- handeln ab first-person indicative plural
- handelst ab indicative present second-person
- handelest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- handlest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- handelet ab plural second-person subjunctive
- handlet ab plural second-person subjunctive
- handelten ab first-person indicative plural
- handeltest ab indicative preterite second-person
- handeltet ab indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abhandeln?
- [ˈapˌhandl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abhandeln in German?
abhandeln appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).