Handflächen

[ˈhantˌflɛçn̩]

/[ˈhantˌflɛçn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Handflächen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,387 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,387
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Handfläche

Corpus desk

Index DE-handflachen · Handflächen · German

Handflächen · rank #51,387 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,387
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handelsgesell…

Nearest frequency peer: Handelsgesellschaft (-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 „Handflächen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Handflächen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHandflächen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhantˌflɛçn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,387
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Handflächen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Handflächenfällt 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: „Handelsgesellschaft“ (#51,386), „handschriftlichen“ (#51,388), „Handwörterbuch“ (#51,389). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Handflächen“ bei #51,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Handflächen is uncommon German at frequency #51,387 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhantˌflɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Handflächen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Handflächen, spelled H-A-N-D-F-L-Ä-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Handfläche
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Handfläche
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Handfläche
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Handflächen"?
"Handflächen" is spelled H-A-N-D-F-L-Ä-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhantˌflɛçn̩].
What does "Handflächen" mean?
As a noun, "Handflächen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Handfläche
How do you pronounce "Handflächen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Handflächen" is [ˈhantˌflɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Handflächen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hauptgewinn#51,393hilfreichen#51,409hingekommen#51,411hinzuziehen#51,413

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list