double-handedly
"double-handedly" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“double-handedly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Using two people.
Corpus desk
Index EN-double-handedly · double-handedly · English
double-handedly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | double-handedly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “double-handedly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
double-handedly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for double-handedly, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From double-handed + -ly. The correct English form is double-handedly, spelled D-O-U-B-L-E---H-A-N-D-E-D-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Using two people.
- 2Using both hands at the same time.
- 3By means of two approaches or agents
- 4Duplicitously or hypocritically.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how double-handedly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dinghies are designed to be sailed single-handedly or double-handedly, but some larger cruising dinghies may have room for four or more people on board.
Working double-handedly also conserves your hands in large kneading strokes, for example when you are working on the adductors on the inside of the thigh.
Etymology
From double-handed + -ly.
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.