Handbremse
[ˈhantˌbʁɛmzə]
The verdict
“Handbremse” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #37,556 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #37,556
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bremsanlage bei Kraftfahrzeugen, welche per Hand festgestellt wird und ein ungewolltes Rollen des Fahrzeugs verhindern soll
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Handbremse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhantˌbʁɛmzə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #37,556 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Handbremse” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Handbremse is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhantˌbʁɛmzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,556 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Handbremse, with forms such as "ahndbremse", "hadnbremse", and "hanbdremse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Handbremse, spelled H-A-N-D-B-R-E-M-S-E.
Definition
- 1Bremsanlage bei Kraftfahrzeugen, welche per Hand festgestellt wird und ein ungewolltes Rollen des Fahrzeugs verhindern soll
- 2Bremsanlage bei Zweiradfahrzeugen, die mit der Hand bedient wird und zur Verminderung der Geschwindigkeit dient
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ahndbremse,hadnbremse,hanbdremse,handbbremse,handbermse,handbremes,handbremmse,handbremsse,handbresme,handbrmese,handbrremse,handdbremse,handrbemse,hanndbremse,hhandbremse,hnadbremse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Handbremse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Handbremse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-N-D-B-R-E-M-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhantˌbʁɛmzə] (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
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.