misshandeln

[ˌmɪsˈhandl̩n]

/[ˌmɪsˈhandl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“misshandeln” is uncommon German (frequency #62,653 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,653
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden mutwillig seelisch oder körperlich heftig verletzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-misshandeln · misshandeln · German

misshandeln · rank #62,653 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,653
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitgestaltet

Nearest frequency peer: mitgestaltet (+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 „misshandeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for misshandeln
PropertyValue
Headwordmisshandeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌmɪsˈhandl̩n]
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,653
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „misshandeln“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).misshandelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mitgestaltet“ (#62,654), „Minenfeld“ (#62,651), „Mitgliedes“ (#62,655). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „misshandeln“ bei #62,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

misshandeln is uncommon German at frequency #62,653 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌmɪsˈhandl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden mutwillig seelisch oder körperlich heftig verletzen".

misshandeln has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is misshandeln, spelled M-I-S-S-H-A-N-D-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden mutwillig seelisch oder körperlich heftig verletzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Jeder kann in Ägypten ohne Grund verhaftet, misshandelt und beliebig lange hinter Gitter kommen.“
  2. „Die beiden Pflegeeltern der toten Anna aus Bad Honnef haben gestanden, die Neunjährige misshandelt zu haben - als "Erziehungsmaßnahme".“

This word in other languages

mistreat(English)maltratar(Español)maltraiter(Français)maltratar(Português)

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 "misshandeln"?
"misshandeln" is spelled M-I-S-S-H-A-N-D-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmɪsˈhandl̩n].
What does "misshandeln" mean?
As a verb, "misshandeln" means: jemanden mutwillig seelisch oder körperlich heftig verletzen
How do you pronounce "misshandeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "misshandeln" is [ˌmɪsˈhandl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "misshandeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list