handwritten

adj

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"handwritten" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“handwritten” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,845. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,845
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-handwritten · handwritten · English

handwritten · rank #18,845 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,845
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hairstyle

Nearest frequency peer: hairstyle (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “handwritten”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “handwritten” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for handwritten
PropertyValue
Headwordhandwritten
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,845
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “handwritten”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).handwrittenlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “hairstyle” (#18,844), “Gucci” (#18,843), “harmonic” (#18,847). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “handwritten” is #18,845. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around handwritten, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,845 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for handwritten, with forms such as "ahndwritten", "hadnwritten", and "handdwritten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hand + written. The correct English form is handwritten, spelled H-A-N-D-W-R-I-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how handwritten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The bible was used by Presley throughout his life until his death on 16 August 1977 and contains his handwritten notes, thoughts and annotations.
  2. Dr Richard Beeching's handwritten draft of his report survives in the National Archives.

Etymology

From hand + written.

Synonyms

longhand

This word in other languages

handschriftlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahndwritten
  • hadnwritten
  • handdwritten
  • handrwitten
  • handwirtten
  • handwriten
  • handwritetn
  • handwrittenn
  • handwrittne
  • handwrritten
  • handwrtiten
  • handwwritten
  • hanndwritten
  • hanwdritten
  • hhandwritten
  • hnadwritten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of handwritten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahndwritten2hadnwritten2handdwritten1handrwitten2handwirtten2handwriten1handwritetn2handwrittenn1
Edit distance from "handwritten"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "handwritten"?
"handwritten" is spelled H-A-N-D-W-R-I-T-T-E-N.
What does "handwritten" mean?
As an adjective, "handwritten" means: Written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.
What are common misspellings of "handwritten"?
Common misspellings include "ahndwritten", "hadnwritten", "handdwritten", "handrwitten", "handwirtten". The correct spelling is "handwritten".
What is the origin of the word "handwritten"?
From hand + written. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "handwritten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list