handlich
[ˈhantlɪç]
The verdict
“handlich” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,326 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #69,326
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - leicht handhabbar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | handlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhantlɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,326 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “handlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for handlich is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhantlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,326 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "leicht handhabbar".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for handlich, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is handlich, spelled H-A-N-D-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1leicht handhabbar
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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.
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Using “handlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-N-D-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhantlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.