misshandeln
\ˌmɪsˈhandl̩n\
The verdict
“misshandeln” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Maltraiter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-misshandeln · misshandeln · French
misshandeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | misshandeln |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌmɪsˈhandl̩n\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
misshandeln is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌmɪsˈhandl̩n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maltraiter.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for misshandeln, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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 carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is misshandeln, spelled M-I-S-S-H-A-N-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Maltraiter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how misshandeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Polizei hat den Mann verhaftet, der seine Frau misshandelte.
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.