behandeln
German, verb
behandeln is spelled B-E-H-A-N-D-E-L-N (9 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written German, the 3,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Behandeln is a German verb meaning “to treat (medicinally)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Behandeln is a different word: “gerund of behandeln”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit etwas oder jemandem umgehen oder verfahren”.
What does behandeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to treat (medicinally)
Der Arzt behandelte mich.
- 2
to treat (physically, psychologically)
Ich habe dich immer gut behandelt.
- 3
to cover
der Reporter behandelt das Thema.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of behandeln
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit etwas oder jemandem umgehen oder verfahren 2. zu heilen suchen 3. bearbeiten 4. darlegen
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 behandeln
- behandelt present singular third-person
- behandelte past
- haben auxiliary
- behandelnd participle present
- behandle first-person indicative present
- behandele first-person indicative present
- behandel first-person indicative present
- behandelst indicative present second-person
- behandelest second-person singular subjunctive
- behandlest second-person singular subjunctive
- behandelet plural second-person subjunctive
- behandlet plural second-person subjunctive
- behandelten first-person indicative plural
- behandeltest indicative preterite second-person
- behandeltet indicative plural preterite
- behandele! imperative singular
- behandle! imperative singular
- behandelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to behandeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is behandeln in German?
behandeln appears 27 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).