Händewaschen
German, noun[ˈhɛndəˌvaʃn̩]
Händewaschen is spelled H-Ä-N-D-E-W-A-S-C-H-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 64,132nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Händewaschen is a German neuter noun meaning “handwashing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Reinigung der Hände mit Wasser und Seife oder desinfizierenden Mitteln”.
What does Händewaschen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhandwashing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Reinigung der Hände mit Wasser und Seife oder desinfizierenden Mitteln
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 Händewaschen
- Händewaschens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Händewaschen?
- [ˈhɛndəˌvaʃn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Händewaschen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Händewaschen in German?
Händewaschen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).