handprint
/ˈhænd.pɹɪnt/
"handprint" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“handprint” is uncommon English (frequency #83,315 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,315
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints.
Corpus desk
Index EN-handprint · handprint · English
handprint · rank #83,315 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,315
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH handwashing
Nearest frequency peer: handwashing (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “handprint”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- GVA
GVA
16,692 corpus weight
- haberdashery
haberdashery
16,690 corpus weight
- Hadleigh
Hadleigh
16,689 corpus weight
- handprint
handprint
16,686 corpus weight
- handwashing
handwashing
16,685 corpus weight
- handwork
handwork
16,684 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “handprint” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | handprint |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhænd.pɹɪnt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #83,315 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “handprint” in English
Rare enough to double-check
handprint is uncommon English at frequency #83,315 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhænd.pɹɪnt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints.".
Zero misspellings are on record for handprint in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hand + print. The correct English form is handprint, spelled H-A-N-D-P-R-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1A visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how handprint appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The floor was covered with handprints, footprints, and pawprints.
Vera was made to dip her hand into the bird's blood and then make a handprint on a sheet of paper while the witches all chanted some mumbo-jumbo.
Etymology
From hand + print.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).