Handfessel
[ˈhantˌfɛsl̩]
The verdict
“Handfessel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorrichtung zur Fixierung der Hände
Corpus desk
Index DE-handfessel · Handfessel · German
Handfessel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Handfessel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhantˌfɛsl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Handfessel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Handfessel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhantˌfɛsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorrichtung zur Fixierung der Hände".
No misspelling variants are generated for Handfessel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Handfessel, spelled H-A-N-D-F-E-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Vorrichtung zur Fixierung der Hände
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Handfessel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber mit Hilfe der Überwachungskameras und der DNA, die an den Handfesseln gefunden wurde, kommen die Ermittler Khedache und seiner Bande bald auf die Spur.“
„Tóvó regte sich auf, weil die Kette zwischen den Handfesseln so kurz war, dass er mit gefalteten Händen dastehen musste.“
This word in other languages
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.