Handwerke

[ˈhantˌvɛʁkə]

/[ˈhantˌvɛʁkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Handwerke” is uncommon German (frequency #84,076 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,076
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Handwerk

Corpus desk

Index DE-handwerke · Handwerke · German

Handwerke · rank #84,076 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,076
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH handgefertigte

Nearest frequency peer: handgefertigte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Handwerke“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Handwerke“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Handwerke
PropertyValue
HeadwordHandwerke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhantˌvɛʁkə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,076
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Handwerke“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Handwerkefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „handgefertigte“ (#84,075), „Handwerksbetrieben“ (#84,077), „haltbarer“ (#84,073). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Handwerke“ bei #84,076. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Handwerke is uncommon German at frequency #84,076 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhantˌvɛʁkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Handwerke, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Handwerke, spelled H-A-N-D-W-E-R-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Handwerk
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Handwerk
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Handwerk
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Handwerk

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Handwerke"?
"Handwerke" is spelled H-A-N-D-W-E-R-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhantˌvɛʁkə].
What does "Handwerke" mean?
As a noun, "Handwerke" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Handwerk
How do you pronounce "Handwerke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Handwerke" is [ˈhantˌvɛʁkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Handwerke" come from?
"Handwerke" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Handwerke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

haltbarer#84,073Harmonium#84,080halbierte#84,070Heldentod#84,088

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list