# Hoover

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #13,734

## Definitions
1. An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:

## Etymology
The surname is an anglicization of German Huber or Low German Hufer, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small-scale farmer. The common noun and verb are taken from the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners (see hoover).

## Easily confused with
- **hove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoover-vs-hove)
- **hover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoover-vs-hover)
- **hoyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoover-vs-hoyer)
- **hotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoover-vs-hotter)
- **hopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoover-vs-hopper)
- **horner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoover-vs-horner)
- **hooves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoover-vs-hooves)
- **however** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoover-vs-however)
- **homer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hoover)
- **holder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holder-vs-hoover)
- **hooked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hooked-vs-hoover)
- **hooker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hooker-vs-hoover)
- **hooper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hooper-vs-hoover)
- **hooded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hooded-vs-hoover)
- **holler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holler-vs-hoover)
- **Hodder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hodder-vs-hoover)
- **holier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holier-vs-hoover)
- **Hanover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanover-vs-hoover)
- **hooters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hooters-vs-hoover)
- **Hoosier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoosier-vs-hoover)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhoover`, `hooevr`, `hooverr`, `hoovre`, `hoovver`, `hovoer`, `ohover`

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