Bidenhänder
[ˈbiːdənˌhɛndɐ]
The verdict
“Bidenhänder” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hieb- oder Stichwaffe die so schwer und groß ist, dass sie mit zwei Händen geführt werden muss
Corpus desk
Index DE-bidenhander · Bidenhänder · German
Bidenhänder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Bidenhänder |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbiːdənˌhɛndɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bidenhänder“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bidenhänder is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːdənˌhɛndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hieb- oder Stichwaffe die so schwer und groß ist, dass sie mit zwei Händen geführt werden muss".
Zero misspellings are on record for Bidenhänder in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bidenhänder, spelled B-I-D-E-N-H-Ä-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Hieb- oder Stichwaffe die so schwer und groß ist, dass sie mit zwei Händen geführt werden muss
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bidenhänder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die geöffnete linke Hand streckt der nach rechtshin schreitende Knecht vor, mit der rechten fasst er den Griff seines über die Achsel gelegten Bidenhänders.
Synonyms
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.