# hayward

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈheɪwəɹd/ · frequency rank #18,095

## Definitions
1. One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals.

## Etymology
From hay + ward.

## Easily confused with
- **Howard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayward-vs-howard)
- **hazard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayward-vs-hazard)
- **Haywood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayward-vs-haywood)
- **haywire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayward-vs-haywire)
- **Harvard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harvard-vs-hayward)
- **haggard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haggard-vs-hayward)
- **Hansard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansard-vs-hayward)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahyward`, `hawyard`, `hayawrd`, `haywadr`, `haywardd`, `haywarrd`, `haywrad`, `haywward`, `hayyward`, `hhayward`, `hyaward`

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