Handschrift
\ˈhantˌʃʁɪft\
The verdict
“Handschrift” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manuscrit, ouvrage écrit à la main.
Corpus desk
Index FR-handschrift · Handschrift · French
Handschrift · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Handschrift |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈhantˌʃʁɪft\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Handschrift is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhantˌʃʁɪft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Handschrift doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Handschrift, spelled H-A-N-D-S-C-H-R-I-F-T.
Definition
- 1Manuscrit, ouvrage écrit à la main.
- 2Écriture manuscrite, à la main, par opposition à la typographie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Handschrift appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Handschrift, in welcher diese Dichtung uns überliefert ist, befindet sich im Besitze der königlichen öffentlichen Bibliothek zu Dresden.
Die Handschrift einiger ist nur schwer lesbar.
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.