# Horowitz

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɔɹ.ə.wɪts/ · frequency rank #26,821

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
From German Horowitz and Yiddish האָראָװיץ (horovits), named after Horowitz (Czech Hořovice), a town with a large Jewish population in the Late Middle Ages.

## Common misspellings (12)
`hhorowitz`, `hoorwitz`, `horoiwtz`, `horowittz`, `horowitzz`, `horowizt`, `horowtiz`, `horowwitz`, `horrowitz`, `horwoitz`, `hroowitz`, `ohrowitz`

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