# hawthorn

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɔː.θɔːn/ · frequency rank #21,534

## Definitions
1. Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

## Etymology
From Middle English hawthorn, from Old English hagaþorn, hæguþorn, from Proto-West Germanic *haguþorn; equivalent to haw (“hedge, enclosure”) + thorn.

## Easily confused with
- **Hawthorne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hawthorn-vs-hawthorne)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ahwthorn`, `hatwhorn`, `hawhtorn`, `hawthhorn`, `hawthonr`, `hawthornn`, `hawthorrn`, `hawthron`, `hawtohrn`, `hawtthorn`, `hawwthorn`, `hhawthorn`, `hwathorn`

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