open-handed
"open-handed" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“open-handed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Done with the hand open rather than clenched
Corpus desk
Index EN-open-handed · open-handed · English
open-handed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | open-handed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “open-handed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
open-handed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for open-handed, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From open + handed. The correct English form is open-handed, spelled O-P-E-N---H-A-N-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Done with the hand open rather than clenched
- 2Liberal and generous.
- 3Frank, honest, and tolerant.
- 4Characterized by looseness and fullness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how open-handed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hitters use the open-handed tip to try to softly place the ball over the blockers or into other open areas of the opponent's court.
Visual gaze toward the mother was present with the children's earliest gestures, but only in those cases where the gesture was itself directed toward the mother, such as extending objects toward the mother or open-handed reaching or pointing toward objects held by the mother.
Etymology
From open + handed.
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.