# hillbilly

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɪlˌbɪli/ · frequency rank #34,106

## Definitions
1. Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
2. A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.

## Etymology
From hill + billy (“fellow”). Compare Scots chapman billie (“travelling salesman”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`hhillbilly`, `hilbilly`, `hilblilly`, `hillbbilly`, `hillbillyy`, `hillbily`, `hillbilyl`, `hillblily`, `hilliblly`, `hlilbilly`, `ihllbilly`

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