Handzettel

[ˈhantˌt͡sɛtl̩]

/[ˈhantˌt͡sɛtl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Handzettel” is uncommon German (frequency #90,391 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,391
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blatt Papier mit Infos zum Verteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-handzettel · Handzettel · German

Handzettel · rank #90,391 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,391
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handynummern

Nearest frequency peer: Handynummern (-2 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 „Handzettel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Handzettel
PropertyValue
HeadwordHandzettel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhantˌt͡sɛtl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#90,391
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Handzettel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Handzettelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Handynummern“ (#90,389), „Happyend“ (#90,393), „Handykamera“ (#90,388). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Handzettel“ bei #90,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Handzettel is uncommon German at frequency #90,391 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhantˌt͡sɛtl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Blatt Papier mit Infos zum Verteilen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Handzettel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Handzettel, spelled H-A-N-D-Z-E-T-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Blatt Papier mit Infos zum Verteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Handzettel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Es gab ein paar Verhaftungen, darauf zum erstenmal einen Schwarm von Handzetteln gegen die Nazis.“
  2. „Der Oberbürgermeister und seine Stellvertreter nahmen ihre Meldung über diese Handzettel eher uninteressiert zur Kenntnis.“

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 "Handzettel"?
"Handzettel" is spelled H-A-N-D-Z-E-T-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhantˌt͡sɛtl̩].
What does "Handzettel" mean?
As a noun, "Handzettel" means: Blatt Papier mit Infos zum Verteilen
How do you pronounce "Handzettel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Handzettel" is [ˈhantˌt͡sɛtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Handzettel" come from?
"Handzettel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heidekraut#90,402hinausging#90,427grausamste#90,354Hirschhorn#90,430

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list