Mittelhand
German, noun[ˈmɪtl̩ˌhant]
Mittelhand is spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-H-A-N-D (10 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 195,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mittelhand is a German feminine noun meaning “hand that goes second (between Vorhand and Hinterhand)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mittlerer Teil der Hand zwischen Handwurzel und Fingern”.
What does Mittelhand mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehand that goes second (between Vorhand and Hinterhand)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mittlerer Teil der Hand zwischen Handwurzel und Fingern 2. mittlerer Rumpfteil des Pferdes 3. nach demjenigen der ausspielt, spielen zu müssen (in der Mittelhand sein)
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 Mittelhand
- Mittelhände plural
- Mittelhänden dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mittelhand?
- [ˈmɪtl̩ˌhant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mittelhand
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mittelhand in German?
Mittelhand appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).