# handiwork

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhændiˌwɜːk/ · frequency rank #40,275

## Definitions
1. Work done by the hands.
2. A handmade object; a handicraft.
3. Work done personally.
4. The result of personal efforts.

## Etymology
From Middle English hondywerk, handiwerc, from Old English handġeweorc (“work done by hand, creation”), from hand (“hand”) + ġeweorc (“work”). Equivalent to hand + work, though it may now be reinterpreted as handy (“skilful”) + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Hondwierk, Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ahndiwork`, `hadniwork`, `handdiwork`, `handiowrk`, `handiwokr`, `handiworkk`, `handiworrk`, `handiwrok`, `handiwwork`, `handwiork`, `hanidwork`, `hanndiwork`, `hhandiwork`, `hnadiwork`

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