# handedness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,964

## Definitions
1. The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.
2. A preference (usually innate) for using one hand rather than the other.

## Etymology
From handed + -ness.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ahndedness`, `hadnedness`, `handdedness`, `handdeness`, `handeddness`, `handedenss`, `handednes`, `handednness`, `handednses`, `handendess`, `haneddness`, `hanndedness`, `hhandedness`, `hnadedness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/handedness