Handgelenken
[ˈhantɡəˌlɛŋkn̩]
The verdict
“Handgelenken” is uncommon German (frequency #82,862 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,862
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Handgelenk
Corpus desk
Index DE-handgelenken · Handgelenken · German
Handgelenken · rank #82,862 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,862
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH hampe
Nearest frequency peer: hampe (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Handgelenken”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Hallenberg
Hallenberg
17,143 corpus weight
- Halsketten
Halsketten
17,141 corpus weight
- hampe
hampe
17,140 corpus weight
- Handgelenken
Handgelenken
17,139 corpus weight
- hangeln
hangeln
17,137 corpus weight
- Harnblase
Harnblase
17,136 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Handgelenken” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Handgelenken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhantɡəˌlɛŋkn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #82,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Handgelenken” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Handgelenken is uncommon German at frequency #82,862 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhantɡəˌlɛŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Handgelenk".
Zero misspellings are on record for Handgelenken in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Handgelenken, spelled H-A-N-D-G-E-L-E-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Handgelenk
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Handgelenken", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.