handlungsfähig
[ˈhandlʊŋsˌfɛːɪç]
The verdict
“handlungsfähig” is uncommon German (frequency #53,760 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,760
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Lage, etwas zu tun, zu handeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-handlungsfahig · handlungsfähig · German
handlungsfähig · rank #53,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,760
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH handelsüblich…
Nearest frequency peer: handelsüblichen (-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 „handlungsfähig“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Halbkreis
Halbkreis
46,244 corpus weight
- Halbwissen
Halbwissen
46,243 corpus weight
- handelsübli…
handelsüblichen
46,242 corpus weight
- handlungsfä…
handlungsfähig
46,241 corpus weight
- Handwerksze…
Handwerkszeug
46,240 corpus weight
- Hauptbestan…
Hauptbestandteil
46,238 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „handlungsfähig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | handlungsfähig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhandlʊŋsˌfɛːɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #53,760 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „handlungsfähig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
handlungsfähig is uncommon German at frequency #53,760 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhandlʊŋsˌfɛːɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Lage, etwas zu tun, zu handeln".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for handlungsfähig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is handlungsfähig, spelled H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G-S-F-Ä-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1in der Lage, etwas zu tun, zu handeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how handlungsfähig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der Corona-Krise wirkten die EU-Institutionen kaum handlungsfähig.“
„Ein handlungsfähiger Staat brauche ein Steuersystem, das die Reichen stärker in die Pflicht nehme.“
Synonyms
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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).