haviour

noun

"haviour" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“haviour” 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) - Demeanour, behaviour, comportment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-haviour · haviour · English

haviour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for haviour
PropertyValue
Headwordhaviour
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “haviour” in English

haviourranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

haviour is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Demeanour, behaviour, comportment.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for haviour, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English havour, from Anglo-Norman aveyr, Old French aveir. The correct English form is haviour, spelled H-A-V-I-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Demeanour, behaviour, comportment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how haviour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. To Faery court she came, where many one Admyrd her goodly haueour […]
  2. No, nor the fruitful river in the eye, Nor the dejected haviour of the visage, Together with all forms, moods and shapes of grief, That can denote me truly.

Etymology

From Middle English havour, from Anglo-Norman aveyr, Old French aveir.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "haviour"?
"haviour" is spelled H-A-V-I-O-U-R.
What does "haviour" mean?
As a noun, "haviour" means: Demeanour, behaviour, comportment.
What is the origin of the word "haviour"?
From Middle English havour, from Anglo-Norman aveyr, Old French aveir. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list