hand grenade
/ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪd/
"hand-grenade" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hand grenade” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hand grenade |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪd/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hand grenade” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hand grenade is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hand grenade, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is hand grenade, spelled H-A-N-D- -G-R-E-N-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.
- 2A fire grenade (kind of portable fire extinguisher).
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “hand grenade”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-A-N-D- -G-R-E-N-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.