Henkeltasche
[ˈhɛŋkl̩ˌtaʃə]
The verdict
“Henkeltasche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Tasche mit einem oder zwei Henkeln zum Tragen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Henkeltasche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛŋkl̩ˌtaʃə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Henkeltasche” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Henkeltasche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛŋkl̩ˌtaʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Tasche mit einem oder zwei Henkeln zum Tragen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Henkeltasche in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Henkeltasche, spelled H-E-N-K-E-L-T-A-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1eine Tasche mit einem oder zwei Henkeln zum Tragen
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Henkeltasche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-N-K-E-L-T-A-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɛŋkl̩ˌtaʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.