Tierhandlung
[ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhandlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Tierhandlung” 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 September 3, 2026) - Geschäft, Handelsunternehmen, das mit Tieren handelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-tierhandlung · Tierhandlung · German
Tierhandlung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tierhandlung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhandlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tierhandlung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tierhandlung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌhandlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geschäft, Handelsunternehmen, das mit Tieren handelt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tierhandlung, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tierhandlung, spelled T-I-E-R-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Geschäft, Handelsunternehmen, das mit Tieren handelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tierhandlung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Also geht er in die Tierhandlung und sagt dem Verkäufer, dass er ein ungewöhnliches Haustier haben will.“
„Ein Kunde betritt eine Tierhandlung und fragt nach einem unterhaltsamen Haustier.
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.