# hardwood

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɑɹdˌwʊd/ · frequency rank #18,574

## Definitions
1. The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
2. (in more general use) As the preceding, but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
3. The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
4. A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
5. The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.

## Etymology
From hard + wood.

## Easily confused with
- **Harwood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardwood-vs-harwood)
- **Haywood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardwood-vs-haywood)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ahrdwood`, `hadrwood`, `harddwood`, `hardowod`, `hardwod`, `hardwodo`, `hardwoodd`, `hardwwood`, `harrdwood`, `harwdood`, `hhardwood`, `hradwood`

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