handwrite
"handwrite" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“handwrite” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-handwrite · handwrite · English
handwrite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | handwrite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “handwrite” in English
Rare enough to double-check
handwrite is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for handwrite, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hand + write. The correct English form is handwrite, spelled H-A-N-D-W-R-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how handwrite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Whoever you get, whether it’s the neighbor down the street or somebody you don’t know, type or even handwrite exactly what the duties and responsibilities are and have both parties sign it,” Mr. Dunn said.
The 800-word work (on a paper slightly bigger than a postcard) is one of 13 works submitted by a group of authors that includes Doris Lessing, Tom Stoppard, Margaret Atwood and Nick Hornby, The Associated Press reported. Ms. Rowling used both sides of her card to handwrite the prequel to her seven-book Potter series.
Etymology
From hand + write.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.