hawse
/hɔz/noun, adjective, adverb, verb
hawse is spelled H-A-W-S-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hawse means “The part of the bow containing the hawseholes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hawse is hawses.
How many letters and syllables are in hawse?
| Letters | 5: H-A-W-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hawse?
Hawse appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hawse?
- UK /hɔːz/
- US /hɔz/
- US /hɔs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hawse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hawse?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hawse from its last stressed vowel (/ɔz/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hawse
- hawses plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hawsing participle, present
- hawsed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hawse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
- 2
A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
- 3
The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).
adjective
- 1
In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.
adverb
- 1
Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.
verb
- 1
To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hawse come from?
Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).