unhandlich

[ˈʊnhantlɪç]

/[ˈʊnhantlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unhandlich” is uncommon German (frequency #85,972 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,972
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht handlich, nur schwer bis gar nicht handhabbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-unhandlich · unhandlich · German

unhandlich · rank #85,972 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,972
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ungewohntes

Nearest frequency peer: ungewohntes (-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 „unhandlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unhandlich
PropertyValue
Headwordunhandlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnhantlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unhandlich“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unhandlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ungewohntes“ (#85,971), „unheilige“ (#85,973), „ungeordnet“ (#85,970). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unhandlich“ bei #85,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unhandlich is uncommon German at frequency #85,972 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnhantlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht handlich, nur schwer bis gar nicht handhabbar".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unhandlich, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unhandlich, spelled U-N-H-A-N-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht handlich, nur schwer bis gar nicht handhabbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die verchromte Desert Eagle war so groß wie ein Schuhkarton, unhandlich und schwer.“

Antonyms

handlich

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 "unhandlich"?
"unhandlich" is spelled U-N-H-A-N-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnhantlɪç].
What does "unhandlich" mean?
As an adjective, "unhandlich" means: nicht handlich, nur schwer bis gar nicht handhabbar
How do you pronounce "unhandlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unhandlich" is [ˈʊnhantlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unhandlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ungeordnet#85,970Valladolid#85,987Trennwände#85,954Verdickung#85,994

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list