Handlungsunfähigkeit
[ˈhandlʊŋsˌʔʊnfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Handlungsunfähigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand, nicht in der Lage zu sein, etwas zu tun
Corpus desk
Index DE-handlungsunfahigkeit · Handlungsunfähigkeit · German
Handlungsunfähigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Handlungsunfähigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhandlʊŋsˌʔʊnfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Handlungsunfähigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Handlungsunfähigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhandlʊŋsˌʔʊnfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand, nicht in der Lage zu sein, etwas zu tun".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Handlungsunfähigkeit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Handlungsunfähigkeit, spelled H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G-S-U-N-F-Ä-H-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Zustand, nicht in der Lage zu sein, etwas zu tun
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Handlungsunfähigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Polizeipräsident Dieter Glietsch bedauert einen der Fälle, bestreitet aber eine Handlungsunfähigkeit seiner Behörde.“
„Lafontaine sagte, die Pflegedebatte belege erneut die Handlungsunfähigkeit der Regierung.“
Antonyms
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.