Hanteln

[ˈhantl̩n]

/[ˈhantl̩n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hanteln” is uncommon German (frequency #69,330 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,330
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hantel

Corpus desk

Index DE-hanteln · Hanteln · German

Hanteln · rank #69,330 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,330
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handstand

Nearest frequency peer: Handstand (-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 „Hanteln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hanteln
PropertyValue
HeadwordHanteln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhantl̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,330
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hanteln“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hantelnfällt 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: „Handstand“ (#69,329), „Harn“ (#69,331), „handlungsunfähig“ (#69,328). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hanteln“ bei #69,330. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hanteln is uncommon German at frequency #69,330 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhantl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Hanteln in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hanteln, spelled H-A-N-T-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hantel
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hantel
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hantel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hantel

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 "Hanteln"?
"Hanteln" is spelled H-A-N-T-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhantl̩n].
What does "Hanteln" mean?
As a noun, "Hanteln" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hantel
How do you pronounce "Hanteln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hanteln" is [ˈhantl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hanteln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gurgeln#69,312Gotland#69,295glattes#69,291Gesocks#69,277

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list