# Halstead

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɔːlstɪd/ · frequency rank #46,505

## Definitions
1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8130).
2. A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4861).
3. A hamlet in Tilton on the Hill and Halstead parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7405).
4. A city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States, named after Murat Halstead.
5. A surname.

## Easily confused with
- **halted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halstead-vs-halted)
- **Hampstead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halstead-vs-hampstead)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ahlstead`, `hallstead`, `halsetad`, `halsstead`, `halstaed`, `halsteadd`, `halsteda`, `halsttead`, `haltsead`, `hasltead`, `hhalstead`, `hlastead`

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