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Hankerchief or handkerchief?

Did you mean handkerchief? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: handkerchief. Misspelling: hankerchief.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Hand + kerchief, and kerchief follows i-before-e: ker-CH-IE-f.

Why people write “hankerchief”

The misspelling “hankerchief” is only one letter off: it leaves out the D.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make handkerchief automatic.

What does “handkerchief” mean?

handkerchief noun

  1. a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory

    Synonyms:hankiehankyhankey

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Handkerchief” in a sentence

  • He wiped his brow with a handkerchief.

Is “handkerchief” a playable word?

h 4a 1n 1d 2k 5e 1r 1c 3h 4i 1e 1f 4

28 points in Scrabble · 28 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“hankerchief” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from HANDKERCHIEF.

Handkerchief: quick answers

Is it hankerchief or handkerchief?
The correct spelling is handkerchief. “hankerchief” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell handkerchief?
Hand + kerchief, and kerchief follows i-before-e: ker-CH-IE-f.
What does handkerchief mean?
Handkerchief means: a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory.