# handbags vs handball

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### handbags
*noun · frequency rank #22,988*
An insignificant fight or argument.

### handball
*noun · frequency rank #25,084*
A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handbags-vs-handball