# hardest

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhɑːdɪst/ · frequency rank #6,055

## Definitions
1. superlative form of hard: most hard. Most rigid or most difficult.

## Easily confused with
- **hares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardest-vs-hares)
- **harvest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardest-vs-harvest)
- **harness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardest-vs-harness)
- **hardness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardest-vs-hardness)
- **Hades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hardest)
- **harder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hardest)
- **harden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harden-vs-hardest)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahrdest`, `hadrest`, `harddest`, `hardesst`, `hardestt`, `hardets`, `hardset`, `haredst`, `harrdest`, `hhardest`, `hradest`

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