Handumdrehen
[ˈhantʔʊmˌdʁeːən]
The verdict
“Handumdrehen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,714
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handbewegung, bei der die Handfläche von oben nach unten (oder umgekehrt) gedreht wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Handumdrehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhantʔʊmˌdʁeːən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #34,714 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Handumdrehen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Handumdrehen (IPA [ˈhantʔʊmˌdʁeːən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,714 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Handbewegung, bei der die Handfläche von oben nach unten (oder umgekehrt) gedreht wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Handumdrehen, with forms such as "ahndumdrehen", "hadnumdrehen", and "handdumdrehen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Handumdrehen, spelled H-A-N-D-U-M-D-R-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Handbewegung, bei der die Handfläche von oben nach unten (oder umgekehrt) gedreht wird
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahndumdrehen
- hadnumdrehen
- handdumdrehen
- handmudrehen
- handudmrehen
- handumddrehen
- handumderhen
- handumdreehn
- handumdrehenn
- handumdrehhen
- handumdrehne
- handumdrheen
- handumdrrehen
- handummdrehen
- handumrdehen
- hanndumdrehen
- hanudmdrehen
- hhandumdrehen
- hnadumdrehen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Handumdrehen - 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 “Handumdrehen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-A-N-D-U-M-D-R-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhantʔʊmˌdʁeːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.