handset

Questions about handset

What does handset mean?

handset means "telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle".

How many syllables are in handset?

handset has 2 syllables: hand-set. The stress falls on "hand". In IPA it is /ˈhændˌsɛt/.

What is another word for handset?

Close synonyms include French telephone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is handset a common word?

handset is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with handset?

23 words rhyme with handset. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.