dirty-handed
"dirty-handed" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dirty-handed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having unwashed hands.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dirty-handed · dirty-handed · English
dirty-handed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | dirty-handed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dirty-handed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dirty-handed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
dirty-handed doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dirty + handed. The correct English form is dirty-handed, spelled D-I-R-T-Y---H-A-N-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having unwashed hands.
- 2Working-class, rough or boorish
- 3Guilty, corrupt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dirty-handed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Then the dirty-handed society went off the wash, followed by the Professor, trying to calm the anxiety of Rob, who had been told by Tommy that all water was full of invisible pollywogs.
Generally I cooked my own meals in my own frying pan; but occasionally I would indulge myself with a more orthodox dinner at a cook shop, or tea with hot buttered toastat a coffee shop; andbut for the greasy table-cloth and the dirty-handed waiter, such would have been even greater delights.
Etymology
From dirty + handed.
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.