# haughty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhɔːti/ · frequency rank #42,690

## Definitions
1. Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

## Etymology
From earlier hauty, haultic, with spelling change in imitation of English naughty and English high, from Middle English hautein, hautain (with -ein, -ain becoming -y through the form hautenesse standing for *hauteinnesse; see haughtiness), from Middle English haute (“self-important”), from Old French haut, hault (“high, lofty”), from Frankish *hauh, *hōh (“high, lofty, proud”) and Latin altus (“high, deep”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahughty`, `haguhty`, `haugghty`, `haughhty`, `haughtty`, `haughtyy`, `haughyt`, `haugthy`, `hauhgty`, `hhaughty`, `huaghty`

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