Handelssprache
German, noun/ˈhandəlsˌʃpʁaːxə/
Handelssprache is a German feminine noun meaning “trade language, lingua franca” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sprachformen einer Sprache, die für Zwecke des Handels dienen”.
What does Handelssprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetrade language, lingua franca
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sprachformen einer Sprache, die für Zwecke des Handels dienen 2. „Varietät, die … zur Kommunikation zwischen Sprechern [dient], die über keine gemeinsame Sprache verfügen; Pidginsprache, Kreolsprache, Lingua Franca, Internationale Sprache.“
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 Handelssprache
- Handelssprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Handelssprache?
- /ˈhandəlsˌʃpʁaːxə/
- [ˈhandl̩sˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Handelssprache in German?
Handelssprache appears about once in every 56 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).