Hand

[hant]

/[hant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hand” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#432
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hand · Hand · German

Hand · rank #432 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #432
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH finde

Nearest frequency peer: finde (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hand“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hand“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hand vs hat
25% similar
Hand vs hin
25% similar
Hand vs hau
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hand
PropertyValue
HeadwordHand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hant]
Letters4
Frequency rank#432
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hand“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Handliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „finde“ (#431), „jede“ (#433), „Kopf“ (#434). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hand“ bei #432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Hand (IPA [hant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #432 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hand, with forms such as "ahnd", "hadn", and "handd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hat", "hin", "hau", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hand, spelled H-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen
  2. 2
    Handschrift
  3. 3
    kurz für Handspiel
  4. 4
    die in der Hand^([1]) gehaltenen Karten, insbesondere beim Skat: ein Spiel ohne den Skat aufzunehmen
  5. 5
    Seite (die rechte oder linke)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie reichten einander die Hand. Der Politiker schüttelte viele Hände. Er schlug sie mit der flachen Hand ins Gesicht. Es war so dunkel, dass man die Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen konnte.
  2. „Die verfluchte Hand preßte und drückte und schloß sich weiter und weiter.“

Synonyms

RechteLinkeFaustWaschfrauenhändePatschhändchenPrankePratzeSchaufelFlosseGriffelKlauePatschePfoteTatzeGreifarmKlauePfoteSauklaueHandsHandspielLamäng

Antonyms

Fuß

This word in other languages

hand(English)mano(Español)main(Français)mão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahnd
  • hadn
  • handd
  • hannd
  • hhand
  • hnad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hand - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahnd2hadn2handd1hannd1hhand1hnad2
Edit distance from "Hand"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hand"?
"Hand" is spelled H-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [hant].
What does "Hand" mean?
As a noun, "Hand" means: Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen
What words are commonly confused with "Hand"?
"Hand" is commonly confused with "hat", "hin", "hau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hand" is [hant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hand" come from?
"Hand" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jede#433Kopf#434Auto#426fünf#442

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

gilt6 variantsbald6 variantshoch6 variantsAlter6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list