handlich
[ˈhantlɪç]
The verdict
“handlich” is uncommon German (frequency #69,326 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,326
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht handhabbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-handlich · handlich · German
handlich · rank #69,326 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,326
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH handheld
Nearest frequency peer: handheld (-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 „handlich“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- halls
halls
30,678 corpus weight
- Handelsbila…
Handelsbilanz
30,677 corpus weight
- handheld
handheld
30,676 corpus weight
- handlich
handlich
30,675 corpus weight
- handlungsun…
handlungsunfähig
30,673 corpus weight
- Handstand
Handstand
30,672 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „handlich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „handlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
handlich is uncommon German at frequency #69,326 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhantlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how handlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Moderne Mobiltelefone sind viel handlicher als ihre frühen Vorgänger.
„In der Kollektion findet sich ein handlicher Reiseführer von Metz für die Kriegszonen.“
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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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