behandeln

/[bəˈhandl̩n]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,023

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

behandeln is aGermanverb. It means: mit etwas oder jemandem umgehen oder verfahren Pronounced [bəˈhandl̩n]. It ranks #3,023 in German word frequency. Often confused with behandle and behandelt.

Key facts for behandeln
PropertyValue
Headwordbehandeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈhandl̩n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,023
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of behandeln in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for behandeln is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈhandl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,023 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for behandeln, with forms such as "bbehandeln", "beahndeln", and "behadneln". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "behandle", "behandelt", "behindern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is behandeln, spelled B-E-H-A-N-D-E-L-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas oder jemandem umgehen oder verfahren
  2. 2
    zu heilen suchen
  3. 3
    bearbeiten
  4. 4
    darlegen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbehandeln,beahndeln,behadneln,behanddeln,behandelln,behandelnn,behandenl,behandlen,behanedln,behanndeln,behhandeln,behnadeln,bheandeln,ebhandeln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for behandeln

Misspelling Variants of "behandeln"

bbehandeln10beahndeln9behadneln9behanddeln10behandelln10behandelnn10behandenl9behandlen9
Misspelling Variants of "behandeln"

Frequency rank: #3,023 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "behandeln"?
"behandeln" is spelled B-E-H-A-N-D-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhandl̩n].
What does "behandeln" mean?
As a verb, "behandeln" means: mit etwas oder jemandem umgehen oder verfahren
What words are commonly confused with "behandeln"?
"behandeln" is commonly confused with "behandle", "behandelt", "behindern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "behandeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "behandeln" is [bəˈhandl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "behandeln" come from?
"behandeln" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.