handgrip
noun
handgrip is spelled H-A-N-D-G-R-I-P: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, handgrip means “A handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of handgrip is handgrips.
How many letters and syllables are in handgrip?
| Letters | 8: H-A-N-D-G-R-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 handgrip?
Handgrip appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 handgrip
- handgrips plural
- hand-grip
- hand grip
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does handgrip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
Near-synonym: grip
- 2
A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
He wrapped some fabric tape around the rubber handgrips to make them less slippery.
- 3
A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
They use a certain handgrip as a wordless shibboleth.
- 4
The ability to grip something with a hand.
handgrip strength
- 5
A grasp or grip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Handgrip in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense 1. handle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Handgriff |
| Spanish | empuñadura |
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.
Where does handgrip come from?
From Middle English hand grip, handegrip, from Old English handgripe (“handgrip”), from Proto-West Germanic *handugripi (“handgrip”), equivalent to hand + grip. Cognate with Dutch handgreep (“handgrip, grasp”), German Handgriff (“handgrip, grasp, handle, hilt”), Danish håndgreb (“handgrip”), Swedish håndgrepp (“handgrip, handle, hilt”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).