handelsgewerblich

[ˈhandl̩sɡəˌvɛʁplɪç]

/[ˈhandl̩sɡəˌvɛʁplɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“handelsgewerblich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach Art eines Handelsgewerbes oder ein solches betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-handelsgewerblich · handelsgewerblich · German

handelsgewerblich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for handelsgewerblich
PropertyValue
Headwordhandelsgewerblich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhandl̩sɡəˌvɛʁplɪç]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „handelsgewerblich“ im Deutschen

handelsgewerblichsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

handelsgewerblich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhandl̩sɡəˌvɛʁplɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach Art eines Handelsgewerbes oder ein solches betreffend".

No misspelling variants are generated for handelsgewerblich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is handelsgewerblich, spelled H-A-N-D-E-L-S-G-E-W-E-R-B-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach Art eines Handelsgewerbes oder ein solches betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Weiteres Erfordernis für die handelsgewerbliche Rechtsnatur eines Betriebes dieser Art ist eben die Eintragung im Handelsregister.“
  2. „Denn darauf liefe es hinaus, wenn man das Handelsgewerbe damit erklären wollte, daß es ein Gewerbe sei, das in kaufmännischer Weise – also handelsgewerblich – betrieben werden müsse.“

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "handelsgewerblich"?
"handelsgewerblich" is spelled H-A-N-D-E-L-S-G-E-W-E-R-B-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhandl̩sɡəˌvɛʁplɪç].
What does "handelsgewerblich" mean?
As an adjective, "handelsgewerblich" means: nach Art eines Handelsgewerbes oder ein solches betreffend
How do you pronounce "handelsgewerblich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "handelsgewerblich" is [ˈhandl̩sɡəˌvɛʁplɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "handelsgewerblich" come from?
"handelsgewerblich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list