How to Pronounce Handicaps

To pronounce "handicaps", say HAND-ic-aps — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Letters

HAND-ic-aps

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💡 Tip for remembering “handicaps”

"handicaps" has 3 syllables: hand-ic-aps. It rhymes with collapse and lapse, if that helps it stick.

What does handicaps mean?

noun

  1. Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.

    “Age is often a handicap.”

  2. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.

    “A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.”

verb

  1. To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
  2. (by extension) To place at disadvantage.

    “The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.”

Words that rhyme with handicaps

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

collapselapseelapseperhapsrelapsesnapsscrapschapstrapsgapsflapswraps

Related words

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Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "handicaps"?▾

"Handicaps" has 3 syllables: hand · ic · aps.

What does "handicaps" mean?▾

Handicaps: Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.

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