Handelsflotte
German, noun/ˈhandl̩sˌflɔtə/
Handelsflotte is spelled H-A-N-D-E-L-S-F-L-O-T-T-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 120,168th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Handelsflotte is a German feminine noun meaning “merchant navy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit der Handelsschiffe eines Landes”.
What does Handelsflotte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemerchant navy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der Handelsschiffe eines Landes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Handelsflotte
- Handelsflotten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Handelsflotte?
- /ˈhandl̩sˌflɔtə/
- [ˈhandl̩sˌflɔtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Handelsflotte in German?
Handelsflotte appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).