Handelskrieg

[ˈhandl̩sˌkʁiːk]

/[ˈhandl̩sˌkʁiːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Handelskrieg” is uncommon German (frequency #60,640 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,640
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwischenstaatliche Auseinandersetzung, um die Wirtschaft des jeweils anderen zu schwächen

Corpus desk

Index DE-handelskrieg · Handelskrieg · German

Handelskrieg · rank #60,640 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,640
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hamsterrad

Nearest frequency peer: Hamsterrad (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Handelskrieg“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Handelskrieg“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Handelskrieg
PropertyValue
HeadwordHandelskrieg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhandl̩sˌkʁiːk]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,640
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Handelskrieg“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Handelskriegfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hamsterrad“ (#60,639), „hani“ (#60,642), „Hasel“ (#60,643). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Handelskrieg“ bei #60,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Handelskrieg is uncommon German at frequency #60,640 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhandl̩sˌkʁiːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Handelskrieg, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Handelskrieg, spelled H-A-N-D-E-L-S-K-R-I-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    zwischenstaatliche Auseinandersetzung, um die Wirtschaft des jeweils anderen zu schwächen
  2. 2
    Kriegführung gegen die Wirtschaftskraft des Kriegsgegners

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zur Zeit herrscht ein partieller Handelskrieg zwischen Russland und dem Westen.
  2. [Paul Krugmann, Professor für Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Princeton University:] „»[…] In der EU laufen viele Dinge falsch, aber die Kommission weiß immerhin, wie man Handelskriege [Anmerkung: gegen die USA] führt. Das würde sehr schnell sehr hässlich werden.«“

Synonyms

HandelskonfliktHandelsstreitWirtschaftskrieg

This word in other languages

trade war(English)

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 "Handelskrieg"?
"Handelskrieg" is spelled H-A-N-D-E-L-S-K-R-I-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhandl̩sˌkʁiːk].
What does "Handelskrieg" mean?
As a noun, "Handelskrieg" means: zwischenstaatliche Auseinandersetzung, um die Wirtschaft des jeweils anderen zu schwächen
How do you pronounce "Handelskrieg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Handelskrieg" is [ˈhandl̩sˌkʁiːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Handelskrieg" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Handelskrieg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list