weder Hand noch Fuß haben

[ˈveːdɐ hant nɔx fuːs ˈhaːbn̩]

/[ˈveːdɐ hant nɔx fuːs ˈhaːbn̩]/ phrase

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The verdict

“weder Hand noch Fuß haben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - keinen Sinn ergeben; unlogisch sein

Key facts for weder Hand noch Fuß haben
PropertyValue
Headwordweder Hand noch Fuß haben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈveːdɐ hant nɔx fuːs ˈhaːbn̩]
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “weder Hand noch Fuß haben” sits in German frequency

weder Hand noch Fuß haben falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weder Hand noch Fuß haben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈveːdɐ hant nɔx fuːs ˈhaːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keinen Sinn ergeben; unlogisch sein".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for weder Hand noch Fuß haben, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is weder Hand noch Fuß haben, spelled W-E-D-E-R- -H-A-N-D- -N-O-C-H- -F-U-S-S- -H-A-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    keinen Sinn ergeben; unlogisch sein

This word in other languages

n’avoir ni queue ni tête(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weder Hand noch Fuß haben"?
"weder Hand noch Fuß haben" is spelled W-E-D-E-R- -H-A-N-D- -N-O-C-H- -F-U-SS- -H-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːdɐ hant nɔx fuːs ˈhaːbn̩].
What does "weder Hand noch Fuß haben" mean?
As a phrase, "weder Hand noch Fuß haben" means: keinen Sinn ergeben; unlogisch sein
How do you pronounce "weder Hand noch Fuß haben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weder Hand noch Fuß haben" is [ˈveːdɐ hant nɔx fuːs ˈhaːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weder Hand noch Fuß haben" come from?
"weder Hand noch Fuß haben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “weder Hand noch Fuß haben”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-E-D-E-R- -H-A-N-D- -N-O-C-H- -F-U-S-S- -H-A-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈveːdɐ hant nɔx fuːs ˈhaːbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list