Handelsgesetzbuch
German, noun[ˈhandl̩sɡəˌzɛt͡sbuːx]
Handelsgesetzbuch is spelled H-A-N-D-E-L-S-G-E-S-E-T-Z-B-U-C-H (17 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 101,039th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Handelsgesetzbuch is a German neuter noun meaning “code of commercial law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Buch, das die gültigen Gesetze des Handels enthält”.
What does Handelsgesetzbuch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercode of commercial law
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Buch, das die gültigen Gesetze des Handels enthält
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 Handelsgesetzbuch
- Handelsgesetzbuches genitive
- Handelsgesetzbuchs genitive
- Handelsgesetzbücher plural
- Handelsgesetzbuche dative singular
- Handelsgesetzbüchern dative definite plural
- HGB abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Handelsgesetzbuch?
- [ˈhandl̩sɡəˌzɛt͡sbuːx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Handelsgesetzbuch in German?
Handelsgesetzbuch appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).