hander
/ˈhændə(ɹ)/noun
hander is spelled H-A-N-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hander means “One who hands over or transmits; a conveyor in succession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hander is handers.
How many letters and syllables are in hander?
| Letters | 6: H-A-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hander?
Hander appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 hander?
- /ˈhændə(ɹ)/
Hander has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hander.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hander?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as hander.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: harden.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hander
- handers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hander mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who hands over or transmits; a conveyor in succession
- 2
Something having, using, or requiring, a certain hand, or number of hands
- 3
datedslangA blow on the hand as punishment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hander come from?
From hand (verb) + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).