handverlesen
[ˈhantfɛɐ̯ˌleːzn̩]
The verdict
“handverlesen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sorgsam und mit Mühe ausgewählt
Corpus desk
Index DE-handverlesen · handverlesen · German
handverlesen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | handverlesen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhantfɛɐ̯ˌleːzn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „handverlesen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
handverlesen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhantfɛɐ̯ˌleːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sorgsam und mit Mühe ausgewählt".
handverlesen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 handverlesen, spelled H-A-N-D-V-E-R-L-E-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1sorgsam und mit Mühe ausgewählt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how handverlesen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Äpfel in Omas Kuchen waren handverlesen.
Sie unterhielt nur Kontakte zu wenigen handverlesenen Freunden.
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.