# Habsburg

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhæps.bɜːɹɡ/ · frequency rank #46,502

## Definitions
1. An Alpine castle in Aargau canton, northern Switzerland.
2. A Swabian noble family named after it, which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Austria, at times other countries (mainly in Iberia and the former Burgundian territories) and supplied successive (elected) emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Habsburg, according to legend from Habichtsburg (“hawk's castle”) (Habicht (“hawk”) + Burg (“castle”)).

## Easily confused with
- **Hamburg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/habsburg-vs-hamburg)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ahbsburg`, `habbsburg`, `habbsurg`, `habsbburg`, `habsbrug`, `habsbugr`, `habsburgg`, `habsburrg`, `habssburg`, `habsubrg`, `hasbburg`, `hbasburg`, `hhabsburg`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/habsburg