# backhand

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbækhænd/ · frequency rank #34,389

## Definitions
1. A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
2. Handwriting that leans to the left.
3. The standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
4. The back of the hand: the reverse side (dorsal side) of the human hand or other primate hand.
5. The hand towards the back of the board.

## Etymology
From back + hand.

## Easily confused with
- **backyard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backhand-vs-backyard)
- **backward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backhand-vs-backward)
- **Buckland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backhand-vs-buckland)
- **backend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backend-vs-backhand)

## Common misspellings (13)
`abckhand`, `bacckhand`, `bachkand`, `backahnd`, `backhadn`, `backhandd`, `backhannd`, `backhhand`, `backhnad`, `backkhand`, `bakchand`, `bbackhand`, `bcakhand`

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