hauberk
/ˈhɔːbɜː(ɹ)k/
"hauberk" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hauberk” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hauberk · hauberk · English
hauberk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hauberk |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɔːbɜː(ɹ)k/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hauberk” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hauberk is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɔːbɜː(ɹ)k/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hauberk in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English hauberk, from Old French hauberc, from Frankish *halsaberg (“neck-cover”). The correct English form is hauberk, spelled H-A-U-B-E-R-K.
Definition
- 1A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless.
- 2A similar shirt of scale armour, plate, leather, or other armor material.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hauberk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The hauberk was a complete covering of mail from head to foot. It consisted of a hood, joined to a jacket with sleeves, breeches, stockings and shoes of double chain mail, to which were added gauntlets of the same construction.
Ursula wore that day a hauberk under her gown, and was helmed with a sallet; and because of her armour she rode upon a little horse.
Etymology
From Middle English hauberk, from Old French hauberc, from Frankish *halsaberg (“neck-cover”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.