Handfläche

[ˈhantˌflɛçə]

/[ˈhantˌflɛçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Handfläche” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,557. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,557
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innere Fläche der Hand ohne Finger

Corpus desk

Index DE-handflache · Handfläche · German

Handfläche · rank #42,557 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,557
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hallt

Nearest frequency peer: hallt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Handfläche“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Handfläche“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Handfläche
PropertyValue
HeadwordHandfläche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhantˌflɛçə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,557
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Handfläche“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Handflächeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hallt“ (#42,556), „Handgranate“ (#42,558), „Halbleiter“ (#42,555). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Handfläche“ bei #42,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Handfläche (IPA [ˈhantˌflɛçə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,557 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "innere Fläche der Hand ohne Finger".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Handfläche, with forms such as "ahndfläche", "hadnfläche", and "handdfläche". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Handfläche, spelled H-A-N-D-F-L-Ä-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    innere Fläche der Hand ohne Finger

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Manche Leute glauben, dass man das Schicksal einer Person aus den Linien ihrer Handfläche ablesen kann.
  2. „Ich höre, wie die Handflächen an die Handgelenke schlagen.“

Synonyms

Handteller

This word in other languages

palm(English)palma(Español)paume(Français)palma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahndfläche
  • hadnfläche
  • handdfläche
  • handffläche
  • handflcähe
  • handflläche
  • handfläcche
  • handfläceh
  • handflächhe
  • handflähce
  • handfälche
  • handlfäche
  • hanfdläche
  • hanndfläche
  • hhandfläche
  • hnadfläche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Handfläche - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahndfläche2hadnfläche2handdfläche1handffläche1handflcähe2handflläche1handfläcche1handfläceh2
Edit distance from "Handfläche"

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 "Handfläche"?
"Handfläche" is spelled H-A-N-D-F-L-Ä-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhantˌflɛçə].
What does "Handfläche" mean?
As a noun, "Handfläche" means: innere Fläche der Hand ohne Finger
What are common misspellings of "Handfläche"?
Common misspellings include "ahndfläche", "hadnfläche", "handdfläche", "handffläche", "handflcähe". The correct spelling is "Handfläche".
How do you pronounce "Handfläche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Handfläche" is [ˈhantˌflɛçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Handfläche" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list