# hives

> English word · Noun · IPA /haɪvz/ · frequency rank #24,782

## Definitions
1. Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.

## Etymology
Uncertain, but frequently connected with heave, even if such a derivation is phonologically difficult.

## Easily confused with
- **hues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hives-vs-hues)
- **hove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hives-vs-hove)
- **homes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hives-vs-homes)
- **hopes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hives-vs-hopes)
- **holes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hives-vs-holes)
- **hover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hives-vs-hover)
- **hoses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hives-vs-hoses)
- **Hynes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hives-vs-hynes)
- **hooves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hives-vs-hooves)
- **his** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/his-vs-hives)
- **HIV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiv-vs-hives)
- **hes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hes-vs-hives)
- **have** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/have-vs-hives)
- **hits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hits-vs-hives)
- **hide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hide-vs-hives)
- **hire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hire-vs-hives)
- **hike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hike-vs-hives)
- **hips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hips-vs-hives)
- **hive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hive-vs-hives)
- **hiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiss-vs-hives)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhives`, `hievs`, `hivess`, `hivse`, `hivves`, `hvies`, `ihves`

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