handbasket
noun
handbasket is spelled H-A-N-D-B-A-S-K-E-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, handbasket means “A basket with a handle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of handbasket is handbaskets.
How many letters and syllables are in handbasket?
| Letters | 10: H-A-N-D-B-A-S-K-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is handbasket?
Handbasket appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of handbasket
- handbaskets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does handbasket mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A basket with a handle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does handbasket come from?
From hand + basket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).