Handballerinnen

[ˈhantˌbaləʁɪnən]

/[ˈhantˌbaləʁɪnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Handballerinnen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,939 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,939
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Handballerin

Key facts for Handballerinnen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHandballerinnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhantˌbaləʁɪnən]
Letters15
Frequency rank#99,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Handballerinnen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Handballerinnen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Handballerinnen is uncommon German at frequency #99,939 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhantˌbaləʁɪnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Handballerinnen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Handballerinnen, spelled H-A-N-D-B-A-L-L-E-R-I-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Handballerin
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Handballerin
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Handballerin
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Handballerin

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 "Handballerinnen"?
"Handballerinnen" is spelled H-A-N-D-B-A-L-L-E-R-I-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhantˌbaləʁɪnən].
What does "Handballerinnen" mean?
As a noun, "Handballerinnen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Handballerin
How do you pronounce "Handballerinnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Handballerinnen" is [ˈhantˌbaləʁɪnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Handballerinnen" come from?
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Using “Handballerinnen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-N-D-B-A-L-L-E-R-I-N-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhantˌbaləʁɪnən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list