handlungsarm
[ˈhandlʊŋsˌʔaʁm]
The verdict
“handlungsarm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne viel Handlung, ohne Action; arm an Handlung
Corpus desk
Index DE-handlungsarm · handlungsarm · German
handlungsarm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | handlungsarm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhandlʊŋsˌʔaʁm] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „handlungsarm“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
handlungsarm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhandlʊŋsˌʔaʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne viel Handlung, ohne Action; arm an Handlung".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for handlungsarm, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is handlungsarm, spelled H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G-S-A-R-M.
Definition
- 1ohne viel Handlung, ohne Action; arm an Handlung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how handlungsarm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
["Berliner Schule":] „Ihre Filme zeichnen sich durch ein ausgeprägtes ästhetisches Konzept aus: lange Einstellungen, wenig Schnitte, sparsam eingesetzte Musik, zurückhaltendes Spiel der Darsteller, unspektakuläre, oft auch karge Schauplätze. Die Geschichten handeln oft von Alltäglichkeiten, das Leben der Protagonisten wird schnörkellos und handlungsarm er…
„Der Eskapismus und die handlungsarmen Liebesfilme der 1950er Jahre machten von da an gesellschaftsrelevanten Inhalten Platz.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.