hand over
verb
hand over is spelled H-A-N-D-O-V-E-R: 8 letters. People search “hand-over vs handover” about 10 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, hand over means “To relinquish control or possession of something to someone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hand over?
| Letters | 8: H-A-N-D-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce hand over?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-hand_over.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hand over
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: handover (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of hand over
- hands over present, singular, he/she/it
- handing over participle, present
- handed over participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hand over mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
I handed over the controls to the copilot.
- 2
To deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of handover.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hand over in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | remettre, donner, transmettre, passer , livrer, abouler |
| German | übergeben, überreichen, aushändigen , überantworten |
| Portuguese | entregar, transferir, passar |
| Spanish | devolver, entregar, abandonar, pasar el mando |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.