Handstempel
[ˈhantˌʃtɛmpl̩]
The verdict
“Handstempel” 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) - kleiner Stempel zum Entwerten oder Markieren eines Briefes oder ähnlicher Sendungen
Corpus desk
Index DE-handstempel · Handstempel · German
Handstempel · 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 | Handstempel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhantˌʃtɛmpl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Handstempel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Handstempel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhantˌʃtɛmpl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Stempel zum Entwerten oder Markieren eines Briefes oder ähnlicher Sendungen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Handstempel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Handstempel, spelled H-A-N-D-S-T-E-M-P-E-L.
Definition
- 1kleiner Stempel zum Entwerten oder Markieren eines Briefes oder ähnlicher Sendungen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Handstempel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Handstempel wurden von den jeweiligen anglikanischen Inselpastoren, die bis 1952 in Personalunion auch die Funktion des Postmeisters ausübten, verwahrt und verwendet.“
„Außer dem Handstempel wurde 1934 in Stuttgart für eingehende Luftpost auch ein schöner Rollstempel verwendet, von dem ich derzeit nur einen nicht ganz perfekten Abschlag (oben Briefmitte) zeigen kann.“
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.