handgreiflich

[ˈhantˌɡʁaɪ̯flɪç]

/[ˈhantˌɡʁaɪ̯flɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“handgreiflich” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,559. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,559
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gewalt anwendend

Corpus desk

Index DE-handgreiflich · handgreiflich · German

handgreiflich · rank #42,559 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,559
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handgranate

Nearest frequency peer: Handgranate (-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 „handgreiflich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „handgreiflich“ 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 handgreiflich
PropertyValue
Headwordhandgreiflich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhantˌɡʁaɪ̯flɪç]
Letters13
Frequency rank#42,559
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „handgreiflich“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Handgranate“ (#42,558), „Haselnuss“ (#42,560), „Handfläche“ (#42,557). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „handgreiflich“ bei #42,559. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around handgreiflich (IPA [ˈhantˌɡʁaɪ̯flɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,559 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for handgreiflich, with forms such as "ahndgreiflich", "hadngreiflich", and "handdgreiflich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is handgreiflich, spelled H-A-N-D-G-R-E-I-F-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gewalt anwendend
  2. 2
    für die Augen sichtbar, offensichtlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Statistiken hätten zwar gezeigt, dass Fußballer mit Migrationshintergrund überproportional oft handgreiflich werden. Jedoch gingen dem in den meisten Fällen massive Provokationen anderer Spieler voraus.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahndgreiflich
  • hadngreiflich
  • handdgreiflich
  • handgeriflich
  • handggreiflich
  • handgrefilich
  • handgreifflich
  • handgreifilch
  • handgreiflcih
  • handgreiflicch
  • handgreiflichh
  • handgreiflihc
  • handgreifllich
  • handgreilfich
  • handgrieflich
  • handgrreiflich
  • handrgeiflich
  • hangdreiflich
  • hanndgreiflich
  • hhandgreiflich
  • hnadgreiflich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of handgreiflich - 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.

ahndgreiflich2hadngreiflich2handdgreiflich1handgeriflich2handggreiflich1handgrefilich2handgreifflich1handgreifilch2
Edit distance from "handgreiflich"

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 "handgreiflich"?
"handgreiflich" is spelled H-A-N-D-G-R-E-I-F-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhantˌɡʁaɪ̯flɪç].
What does "handgreiflich" mean?
As an adjective, "handgreiflich" means: Gewalt anwendend
What are common misspellings of "handgreiflich"?
Common misspellings include "ahndgreiflich", "hadngreiflich", "handdgreiflich", "handgeriflich", "handggreiflich". The correct spelling is "handgreiflich".
How do you pronounce "handgreiflich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "handgreiflich" is [ˈhantˌɡʁaɪ̯flɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "handgreiflich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list