Widerhandlung
[ˈviːdɐˌhandlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Widerhandlung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, mit der eine Vorschrift, eine Anordnung oder dergleichen gebrochen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-widerhandlung · Widerhandlung · German
Widerhandlung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Widerhandlung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈviːdɐˌhandlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Widerhandlung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Widerhandlung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌhandlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung, mit der eine Vorschrift, eine Anordnung oder dergleichen gebrochen wird".
Widerhandlung has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Widerhandlung, spelled W-I-D-E-R-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Handlung, mit der eine Vorschrift, eine Anordnung oder dergleichen gebrochen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Widerhandlung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit jeder neuen mittelschweren oder schweren Widerhandlung verlängert sich der Führerausweisentzug – bis zum definitiven Verlust der Fahrberechtigung.“
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.