Handschlag
[ˈhantˌʃlaːk]
The verdict
“Handschlag” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,584 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,584
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wechselseitiges Sich-die-Hand-Geben zur Begrüßung, Verabschiedung oder zur Besiegelung einer Abmachung, eines Geschäfts
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Handschlag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhantˌʃlaːk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #25,584 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Handschlag” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Handschlag is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhantˌʃlaːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,584 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Handschlag, with forms such as "ahndschlag", "hadnschlag", and "handcshlag". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Handschlag, spelled H-A-N-D-S-C-H-L-A-G.
Definition
- 1wechselseitiges Sich-die-Hand-Geben zur Begrüßung, Verabschiedung oder zur Besiegelung einer Abmachung, eines Geschäfts
- 2Schlag mit der Hand
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ahndschlag,hadnschlag,handcshlag,handdschlag,handscchlag,handschalg,handschhlag,handschlagg,handschlga,handschllag,handsclhag,handshclag,handsschlag,hanndschlag,hansdchlag,hhandschlag,hnadschlag
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Handschlag - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Handschlag”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-N-D-S-C-H-L-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhantˌʃlaːk] (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
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.