Abstract: A method for operating a hand-held power tool is disclosed, with the hand-held power tool including an electric motor. The method includes step (S1) providing comparative information, having the steps of (S1a) providing at least one model signal waveform, said model signal waveform being assignable to the work progress of the hand-held power tool, and (S1b) providing a threshold of a match. The method further includes step (S2) ascertaining a signal of an operational variable of the electric motor. The method also includes step (S3) analyzing the comparative information and the signal of an operational variable, having the steps of (S3a) comparing the signal of the operational variable with the model signal waveform and ascertaining a match signal from the comparison, and (S3b) ascertaining a match evaluation, said match evaluation being carried out at least partly using the threshold of the match and using the match signal.