Handschelle
[ˈhantˌʃɛlə]
The verdict
“Handschelle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stählerne, verschließbare Fessel um die Handgelenke
Corpus desk
Index DE-handschelle · Handschelle · German
Handschelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Handschelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhantˌʃɛlə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Handschelle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Handschelle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhantˌʃɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "stählerne, verschließbare Fessel um die Handgelenke".
Handschelle has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Handschelle, spelled H-A-N-D-S-C-H-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1stählerne, verschließbare Fessel um die Handgelenke
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Handschelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Polizist legte dem Dieb Handschellen an.
„Ich bin verhaftet, die Herren legen mir Handschellen an, ich werde zuerst aufs Revier geführt, dann in die Artilleriekaserne und in einen Holzverschlag der Wachtstube gesperrt.“
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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.