Handrücken

[ˈhantˌʁʏkŋ̍]

/[ˈhantˌʁʏkŋ̍]/ noun

The verdict

“Handrücken” is uncommon German (frequency #58,849 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,849
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil der Hand auf der Gegenseite der Handinnenfläche

Corpus desk

Index DE-handrucken · Handrücken · German

Handrücken · rank #58,849 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,849
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hanglage

Nearest frequency peer: Hanglage (+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 „Handrücken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Handrücken
PropertyValue
HeadwordHandrücken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhantˌʁʏkŋ̍]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Handrücken“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Handrückenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hanglage“ (#58,850), „Hangover“ (#58,851), „hamburgische“ (#58,846). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Handrücken“ bei #58,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Handrücken is uncommon German at frequency #58,849 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhantˌʁʏkŋ̍]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil der Hand auf der Gegenseite der Handinnenfläche".

Zero misspellings are on record for Handrücken in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Handrücken, spelled H-A-N-D-R-Ü-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teil der Hand auf der Gegenseite der Handinnenfläche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Handrücken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Stempel auf meinem Handrücken bezeugte, dass ich bereits Eintritt gezahlt hatte.
  2. „Claire berührte leicht Nikos Handrücken.“

Synonyms

Handaußenfläche

Antonyms

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 "Handrücken"?
"Handrücken" is spelled H-A-N-D-R-Ü-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhantˌʁʏkŋ̍].
What does "Handrücken" mean?
As a noun, "Handrücken" means: Teil der Hand auf der Gegenseite der Handinnenfläche
How do you pronounce "Handrücken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Handrücken" is [ˈhantˌʁʏkŋ̍]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Handrücken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list