haviour
"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
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 | haviour |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “haviour” in English
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
- 1Demeanour, behaviour, comportment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how haviour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
To Faery court she came, where many one Admyrd her goodly haueour […]
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.