# hardman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #41,662

## Definitions
1. A man who is particularly tough or muscular
2. A rugby player

## Etymology
From hard + man.

## Easily confused with
- **Herman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardman-vs-herman)
- **Harmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardman-vs-harmon)
- **Harlan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardman-vs-harlan)
- **Harman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardman-vs-harman)
- **Hartman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardman-vs-hartman)
- **Hartmann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardman-vs-hartmann)
- **Harriman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardman-vs-harriman)
- **harden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harden-vs-hardman)
- **Hardin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardin-vs-hardman)
- **Hanuman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanuman-vs-hardman)
- **hangman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hangman-vs-hardman)
- **handyman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handyman-vs-hardman)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahrdman`, `hadrman`, `hardamn`, `harddman`, `hardmann`, `hardmman`, `hardmna`, `harmdan`, `harrdman`, `hhardman`, `hradman`

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