# hardback

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɑɹdˌbæk/ · frequency rank #37,020

## Definitions
1. A book with a solid binding.

## Etymology
From hard + back, formed in analogy to earlier paperback.

## Easily confused with
- **Hardwick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardback-vs-hardwick)
- **hardball** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardback-vs-hardball)
- **halfback** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halfback-vs-hardback)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ahrdback`, `hadrback`, `harbdack`, `hardabck`, `hardbacck`, `hardbackk`, `hardbakc`, `hardbback`, `hardbcak`, `harddback`, `harrdback`, `hhardback`, `hradback`

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