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 September 3, 2026) - A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hand-grenade · hand grenade · English
hand grenade · 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 "H" 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 | hand grenade |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪd/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hand grenade” in English
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).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hand grenade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It began with a verbal hand grenade lobbed by Mr. Trump Monday, decrying the staggered release of hostages under the painstakingly crafted Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement brokered by his own envoy along with Qatar, Egypt, and the outgoing Biden administration.
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.