Beidhänder
[ˈbaɪ̯tˌhɛndɐ]
The verdict
“Beidhänder” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der alle Tätigkeiten, die nur eine Hand benötigen, mit der rechten und der linken Hand genau gleich gut ausüben kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-beidhander · Beidhänder · German
Beidhänder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Beidhänder |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaɪ̯tˌhɛndɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Beidhänder“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Beidhänder is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaɪ̯tˌhɛndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Beidhänder, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Beidhänder, spelled B-E-I-D-H-Ä-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der alle Tätigkeiten, die nur eine Hand benötigen, mit der rechten und der linken Hand genau gleich gut ausüben kann
- 2ein Schwerttyp; Schwert, das aufgrund seines Gewichtes und/oder seiner Größe nur mit zwei Händen zusammen geführt werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Beidhänder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mein Vater ist Beidhänder.“
Er nahm seinen Beidhänder und griff den Feind an.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.