handlichen

[ˈhantlɪçn̩]

/[ˈhantlɪçn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“handlichen” is uncommon German (frequency #86,571 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,571
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-handlichen · handlichen · German

handlichen · rank #86,571 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,571
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hansestädte

Nearest frequency peer: Hansestädte (+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 „handlichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for handlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordhandlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhantlɪçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,571
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „handlichen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).handlichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hansestädte“ (#86,572), „haltende“ (#86,569), „hark“ (#86,573). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „handlichen“ bei #86,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

handlichen is uncommon German at frequency #86,571 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhantlɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for handlichen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is handlichen, spelled H-A-N-D-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich

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 "handlichen"?
"handlichen" is spelled H-A-N-D-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhantlɪçn̩].
What does "handlichen" mean?
As an adjective, "handlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs handlich
How do you pronounce "handlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "handlichen" is [ˈhantlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "handlichen" come from?
"handlichen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list