# handset

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhæn(d)sɛt/ · frequency rank #26,453

## Definitions
1. The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
2. A mobile phone.
3. A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.

## Etymology
From hand + set.

## Easily confused with
- **Hansen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handset-vs-hansen)
- **headset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handset-vs-headset)
- **hands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hands-vs-handset)
- **handle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handle-vs-handset)
- **handed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handed-vs-handset)
- **Handel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handel-vs-handset)
- **hander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hander-vs-handset)
- **handled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handled-vs-handset)
- **handler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handler-vs-handset)
- **handout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handout-vs-handset)
- **Handley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handley-vs-handset)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahndset`, `hadnset`, `handdset`, `handest`, `handsett`, `handsset`, `handste`, `hanndset`, `hansdet`, `hhandset`, `hnadset`

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