Handreichung

[ˈhantˌʁaɪ̯çʊŋ]

/[ˈhantˌʁaɪ̯çʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Handreichung” is uncommon German (frequency #71,430 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,430
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleine Dienstleistung, Hilfestellung

Key facts for Handreichung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHandreichung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhantˌʁaɪ̯çʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#71,430
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Handreichung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Handreichung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Handreichung is uncommon German at frequency #71,430 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhantˌʁaɪ̯çʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Handreichung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Handreichung, spelled H-A-N-D-R-E-I-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Dienstleistung, Hilfestellung
  2. 2
    schriftlich fixierte Anleitung, wie etwas zu verstehen/zu bewältigen ist
  3. 3
    relativ kurzer Text als Vorweginformation

Synonyms

HilfestellungAnleitungAbstractHandoutTischvorlage

This word in other languages

coup de main(Français)

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 "Handreichung"?
"Handreichung" is spelled H-A-N-D-R-E-I-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhantˌʁaɪ̯çʊŋ].
What does "Handreichung" mean?
As a noun, "Handreichung" means: kleine Dienstleistung, Hilfestellung
How do you pronounce "Handreichung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Handreichung" is [ˈhantˌʁaɪ̯çʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Handreichung" come from?
"Handreichung" 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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Using “Handreichung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-N-D-R-E-I-C-H-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhantˌʁaɪ̯çʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list