händisch

[ˈhɛndɪʃ]

/[ˈhɛndɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“händisch” is uncommon German (frequency #65,358 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,358
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit der Hand (gefertigt, bewerkstelligt)

Corpus desk

Index DE-handisch · händisch · German

händisch · rank #65,358 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,358
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hyperinflation

Nearest frequency peer: Hyperinflation (-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 „händisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for händisch
PropertyValue
Headwordhändisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhɛndɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,358
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „händisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).händischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hyperinflation“ (#65,357), „hässlichste“ (#65,359), „Hydranten“ (#65,356). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „händisch“ bei #65,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

händisch is uncommon German at frequency #65,358 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛndɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit der Hand (gefertigt, bewerkstelligt)".

Zero misspellings are on record for händisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 händisch, spelled H-Ä-N-D-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit der Hand (gefertigt, bewerkstelligt)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Werden Nordseekrabben eigentlich händisch gepult?
  2. „Auch bei Aldi Süd möchte man wegkommen vom händischen Auszählen der leeren Flaschen an der Kasse, so ist auf Nachfrage zu erfahren.“

Synonyms

händigmanuellmit der Handvon Hand

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "händisch"?
"händisch" is spelled H-Ä-N-D-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛndɪʃ].
What does "händisch" mean?
As an adjective, "händisch" means: mit der Hand (gefertigt, bewerkstelligt)
How do you pronounce "händisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "händisch" is [ˈhɛndɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "händisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list