Handicap
German, noun/ˈhɛndiˌkɛp/
Handicap is spelled H-A-N-D-I-C-A-P (8 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 24,663rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Handicap is a German neuter noun meaning “handicap (allowance to offset skill differences; measure of ability)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas, das eine Behinderung oder einen Nachteil bedeutet”.
What does Handicap mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhandicap (allowance to offset skill differences; measure of ability)
- 2
neuterhandicap, disadvantage, something that hampers
- 3
neuterphysical handicap, disability
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas, das eine Behinderung oder einen Nachteil bedeutet 2. Faktor zur Nivellierung unterschiedlicher Leistungsstärken
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Handicap
- Handicaps genitive
- Handikap alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Handicap?
- /ˈhɛndiˌkɛp/
- [ˈhɛndiˌkɛp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Handicap in German?
Handicap appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).