Handwerk
German, noun/ˈhantvɛʁk/
Handwerk is spelled H-A-N-D-W-E-R-K (8 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,161st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Handwerk is a German neuter noun meaning “labour, especially of a manual type” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “traditionelle, mit Handarbeit verbundene Tätigkeiten oder Berufe, zum Beispiel Schreiner, Bäcker oder…”.
What does Handwerk mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlabour, especially of a manual type
- 2
neutertrade (skilled practice)
- 3
neutersomething made by hand, handcraft
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. traditionelle, mit Handarbeit verbundene Tätigkeiten oder Berufe, zum Beispiel Schreiner, Bäcker oder Schneider 2. allgemeine Arbeit; etwas, was mit bestimmten Handgriffen zu erledigen ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Handwerk
- Handwerkes genitive
- Handwerks genitive
- Handwerke plural
- Handwerken dative definite plural
- Handw. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Handwerk?
- /ˈhantvɛʁk/
- [ˈhantˌvɛʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Handwerk
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Handwerk in German?
Handwerk appears 14 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).