Linkshänderin
[ˈlɪŋksˌhɛndəʁɪn]
The verdict
“Linkshänderin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die alle Tätigkeiten, die nur eine Hand benötigen, vorzugsweise und besser mit der linken Hand ausübt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Linkshänderin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɪŋksˌhɛndəʁɪn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Linkshänderin” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Linkshänderin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɪŋksˌhɛndəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die alle Tätigkeiten, die nur eine Hand benötigen, vorzugsweise und besser mit der linken Hand ausübt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Linkshänderin, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Linkshänderin, spelled L-I-N-K-S-H-Ä-N-D-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die alle Tätigkeiten, die nur eine Hand benötigen, vorzugsweise und besser mit der linken Hand ausübt
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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 “Linkshänderin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-I-N-K-S-H-Ä-N-D-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlɪŋksˌhɛndəʁɪn] (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.