Misshandlung
German, noun[mɪsˈhandlʊŋ]
Misshandlung is spelled M-I-S-S-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Misshandlung is a German feminine noun meaning “maltreatment, mistreatment, abuse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “erhebliche körperliche und/oder seelische Einwirkung auf jemanden zum Nachteil der/des Betroffenen”.
What does Misshandlung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemaltreatment, mistreatment, abuse
körperliche Misshandlung.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erhebliche körperliche und/oder seelische Einwirkung auf jemanden zum Nachteil der/des Betroffenen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Misshandlung
- Misshandlungen plural
- Mißhandlung alternative proscribed
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Misshandlung?
- [mɪsˈhandlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Misshandlung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Misshandlung in German?
Misshandlung appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).