# Hampstead

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhæmpstɪd/ · frequency rank #27,485

## Definitions
1. An affluent suburban area in the borough of Camden, London, England (OS grid ref TQ2685).
2. A parish and community therein, in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.
3. A suburb and municipality in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
4. A town in Carroll County, Maryland.
5. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
6. A census-designated place in Pender County, North Carolina.
7. A village in Saint Andrew parish, Dominica.
8. A suburb of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

## Etymology
From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hempstead.

## Easily confused with
- **homestead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hampstead-vs-homestead)
- **Hempstead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hampstead-vs-hempstead)
- **Halstead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halstead-vs-hampstead)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ahmpstead`, `hammpstead`, `hamppstead`, `hampsetad`, `hampsstead`, `hampstaed`, `hampsteadd`, `hampsteda`, `hampsttead`, `hamptsead`, `hamsptead`, `hapmstead`, `hhampstead`, `hmapstead`

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