# Houston

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈh(j)uːst(ə)n/ · frequency rank #3,498

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mainly American usage.
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23. The Johnson Space Center, the NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, Texas.

## Etymology
Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of "Hugh's town". Analyzable as Hugh + -s- + -ton

## Easily confused with
- **Hutton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/houston-vs-hutton)
- **Horton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horton-vs-houston)
- **Hobson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobson-vs-houston)
- **Heston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heston-vs-houston)
- **Holton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holton-vs-houston)
- **Houghton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/houghton-vs-houston)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hhouston`, `hosuton`, `housotn`, `housston`, `houstno`, `houstonn`, `houstton`, `houtson`, `huoston`, `ohuston`

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