handed
hand·ed/ˈhændəd/adjective, verb
handed is spelled H-A-N-D-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hand·ed). It appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,479th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, handed means “Having a certain kind or number of hands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in handed?
| Letters | 6: H-A-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hand·ed |
| In writing | 26 times per million words; the 3,479th 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 handed?
Handed appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,479th 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).
How do you pronounce handed?
- UK /ˈhændɪd/
- US /ˈhændəd/
Handed has 2 syllables, split hand·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-handed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does handed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a certain kind or number of hands.
- 2
informalSynonym of chiral.
- 3
Having a peculiar or characteristic hand or way of treating others.
- 4
obsoleteWith hands joined; hand in hand.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of hand
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does handed come from?
From hand + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).